ApocaDocs: Brown pelicans washing up dead and dying on California beaches

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Posted Mon Feb 15 2010: from San Jose Mercury News:


	Brown pelicans washing up dead and dying on California beaches http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1266266372 In an ocean mystery that is baffling marine biologists, at least 1,000 brown pelicans have turned up dead or in distress along California beaches during the past month, with hundreds overwhelming wildlife rescue centers from the Bay Area to San Diego. The popular birds, whose wing spans can reach 8 feet and who dramatically dive into ocean waters to scoop up fish, are widely reported to be hungry and disoriented. They also appear to have some kind of substance -- possibly a naturally occurring material from a red tide or other ocean conditions -- that is causing their feathers to lose insulation properties, exposing the birds' skin to cold water and hypothermia.

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'Doc Michael says:

A red tide of brown birds.