A Newport Beach surfer awoke to find a wayward sea lion pup on the roof of his four-story apartment building early on Thursday morning. Animal rescue workers have dubbed the sea lion Fiddler in honor of the musical, “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The animal apparently climbed up four flights of external stairs at an apartment triplex near Seashore Drive and 47th Street before a Newport Beach animal control officer caught him on the roof of the building about 6 a.m.
Newport Beach resident Mike Kai, 27, awoke to barking sounds coming from the roof of his West Newport apartment.
Weighing in at 32 pounds, Fiddler is a little underweight and showed signs of malnourishment, said Dean Gomersall, an animal care supervisor at the marine mammal center. The pup also had a small cut on the left side of his nose. Fiddler is expected to make a full recovery and be able to return to the wild in about three months, Gomersall said.
There are photos and more information at Mike Kai's blog.
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