SCIENCENY POST
Mysterious purple seal has beach enclave going wild — experts reveal what happened
Scientists have identified that a purple seal at Año Nuevo State Park turned color due to resting on red algae, not from eating purple sea urchins or internal bleeding. The mysterious pinniped caused excitement at Bight Beach before the cause was explained.
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