Sea lion rescued near Oakland airport runway [Pics + Video]

Volunteers from the Marine Mammal Center and USDA employees walk towards "Shiner" the sea lion in a marsh area behind a business park off Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, Calif. on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The sea lion was spotted Monday and had not left the area prompting a rescue. (Dean Coppola/Staff)

"Shiner" the sea lion in a marsh area behind a business park off Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, Calif. on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The sea lion was spotted Monday and had not left the area prompting a rescue. (Dean Coppola/Staff)

Lincoln Shaw, of the Marine Mammal Center, tries to trap "Shiner" the sea lion during a rescue in a marsh area behind a business park off Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, Calif. on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The sea lion was spotted Monday and had not left the area prompting a rescue. (Dean Coppola/Staff)

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1 posted on 12/26/2008 3:06:50 PM PST by CE2949BB

They'll feed it and when its well enough return it to the sea. It must have come in through the Bay.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

2 posted on 12/26/2008 3:10:12 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)

To: goldstategop

3 posted on 12/26/2008 3:12:26 PM PST by chessplayer

"Seal? I have my own seal!"

4 posted on 12/26/2008 3:12:55 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light!)

According to San Francisco's ABC7, the sea lion has been renamed "Saps".

"Saps" as the animal has been renamed, next to a heating pad and his pool at The Marine Mammal Center hospital in Sausalito. (Photo credit: Marine Mammal Center)

And according to the AP (via Sign on San Diego), Saps has been released back into the wild.

In this photo released by the Marine Mammal Center, volunteers from the center release a male sea lion at Rodeo beach on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 in Sausalito

5 posted on 12/26/2008 3:15:15 PM PST by CE2949BB (MERRY CHRISTMAS!)

Another tragedy caused by the ill effects of GLOBAL WARMING.

6 posted on 12/26/2008 3:19:03 PM PST by mathprof

you forgot the /sarc tag....

7 posted on 12/26/2008 3:24:48 PM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)

I hope a Great White Shark doesn’t eat Saps for dinner.

8 posted on 12/26/2008 3:38:57 PM PST by freedom1st

No, it was George Bushes and Dick Cheney’s fault. Everything bad is a conspiracy by the evil GOP !! Thankfully, the wonderful duo of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid saved the day.

9 posted on 12/26/2008 3:47:32 PM PST by Pedrobud (Watch out for socialism from the dems !)

Jes lookin' fer his buckit thassall.

10 posted on 12/26/2008 4:38:28 PM PST by Daffynition ("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)

To: CE2949BB; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson

Saved by pinnipedophiles.

11 posted on 12/26/2008 6:37:29 PM PST by martin_fierro (Seal of Quality)

To: martin_fierro

An emaciated-looking California sea lion that wandered
to the edge of an Oakland International Airport runway

Sea lion waiting for his air lion...

12 posted on 12/26/2008 6:56:40 PM PST by mikrofon (Check the Baggage)

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