00:00The Humboldt Current is a curious blend of wanderers and homebodies.
00:15At the sea lion colony, there's no need to look very far for action.
00:20Mating takes place during half of the year.
00:23The other half is spent caring for its results or preparing to engage again.
00:32Young pups and their mothers stay close together for a few weeks.
00:38This is the season for brawls and births, and opportunists are ready for whatever comes.
00:49This young female is having a baby alone in the midst of a crowd.
01:09Exposed to countless hungry eyes, she must deliver her pup quickly.
01:19And until he's freed from the birth sack, he's in grave danger.
01:31The scent of blood attracts optimistic scavengers.
01:47But the placenta finally gives in.
02:17He's quite slippery, and mom is weak from giving birth.
02:23But she manages to whisk him away from the greedy mob, because the vultures will devour
02:28any flesh they can.
02:31She needs to create enough distance to keep him safe.
02:35Today, the birds must be satisfied with the afterbirth.
02:40But even that causes mayhem.
02:43It's not a good day for the vultures.
02:46Their seagull enemies have taken possession of the coveted placenta, but the gull's victory
02:51is brief.
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