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Sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in Southern California

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62% Informative

'It looked possessed' - sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in California .

Surfer Rj LaMendola was attacked by a sea lion off the coast of Southern California .

The animal was suffering from domoic acid toxicosis- a neurological condition caused by a harmful algal bloom.

The algae bloom has appeared four years in a row , raising concerns it might be turning into an annual event.

VR Score

64

Informative language

63

Neutral language

54

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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