{"id":29729,"date":"2025-06-03T14:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/racing-to-save-californias-elephant-seals-from-bird-flu\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:01:49","slug":"racing-to-save-californias-elephant-seals-from-bird-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/racing-to-save-californias-elephant-seals-from-bird-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing to Save California\u2019s Elephant Seals From Bird Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>During the breeding season, the center sees a lot of underweight, malnourished elephant seal pups, many of which are still too young to fend for themselves or even swim. 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