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Huge wave wipes out group of seals resting on rocks

By Daniel Uria
A strong wave wiped out a group of seals that had been resting on a rock formation at at King Range National Conservation Area in California.
 Screen Capture/Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Facebook
A strong wave wiped out a group of seals that had been resting on a rock formation at at King Range National Conservation Area in California. Screen Capture/Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Facebook

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KING PEAK, Calif., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A group of seals in California had their moment of rest interrupted by a strong wave.

Video shared to Facebook by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows the group of four seals resting on a rock formation at King Range National Conservation Area in California before getting wiped out by a huge wave.

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Three of the seals are carried away by the strength of the wave as they tumble off of the rock formation leaving just one behind.

The remaining seal is left with a look of astonishment on its face as it ends the video looking directly at the camera as it wonders what happened to its friends.

The video was captured by Bob Wick of the Bureau of Land Management who manage the area.

Wipeout! Seals at King Range National Conservation Area in California. Video: Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management

Posted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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