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J.R.
Alcorn
1939.
Zalophus californianus
San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Yacht Harbor, Off, Alameda Co., Calif.
Nov. 3.
noise which sounded like he
was blowing air & water out
his nostrils, then with a flip
he would submerge and re-
appear sometimes in 50 yards
and sometimes in 10 yards.
When swimming his head was
all that was clearly visible.
we chased it around in the
harbor for about 30 minutes
then it swam to near the
rocks "breakwater" and there
presumably because of its injuries
it climbed up on land where
it held its head high & its
mouth open. Another shot
by Dr. Bensen killed it. we tied
tied a rope around it
and then after floating the animal,
we towed it across the
harbor to the landing. The animal
when dead in the water was
heavy, and submerged, and
even with two boats pulling
on it (with outboard motors) it
would not tow on or near
the surface, instead it towed more