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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Veterinarians are seeking a new home for Astro, the young sea lion who crashed a walk-a-thon last week and completed one lap in the elementary school fundraiser.
But caregivers fear it will be tough to find a zoo or aquarium to accept the 11-month-old, 165-pound marine mammal, who has been bottle-fed for most of his life and keeps returning to civilization despite attempts to set him free.
Astro is expected to grow into a territorial, 11-foot long, 2,500-pound bull. Few zoos and aquariums are equipped to keep endangered Steller sea lions.
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