"All I'm thinking is, 'Please, don't be a shark. Please, don't take off my arm, and please, don't kill me,'" Phoebe Beltran said.

Hundreds of sea lions have died amid a toxic algae bloom, with some animals becoming dangerous and acting erratically.

Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, according to marine researchers.

The California sea lion was picked up off a street near beach in Carlsbad. Officials say it may be a case of domoic acid poisoning caused by an algae bloom.

Sea lions, dolphins and birds are sick and dying because of a toxic algae bloom in Southern California—and animal care organizations are overwhelmed by the scale

A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with a deranged sea creature in California.

A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a toxic algae bloom.