UPDATED 2:57 PM PDT Apr 16, 2014
MERCED, Calif. —Workers at a Central California ranch could hardly believe their eyes when they spotted a sea lion pup hopping through an almond orchard, a mile from the San Joaquin River.
After discovering the confused animal last month at Mape's Ranch near Modesto, the ranch hands quickly got in touch with ocean wildlife officials.
A Marine Mammal Center volunteer coaxed the lost sea lion into a cage, where it promptly fell asleep.
The 36-pound sea lion, nicknamed Hoppie, is now recovering at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.
Hoppie is undergoing treatment for sores and getting some much-needed nourishment in hopes of returning him to the wild.
Officials aren't sure why the sea lion left the river or hopped such a long way on the ground.
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