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Peru sea lion returns to wild

Peru sea lion: After six weeks of treatments, a badly injured sea lion discovered on a beach in Peru has been delivered to an island populated by dozens of other sea lions. 

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A young sea lion, nicknamed Ringo, looks out from a pet carrier aboard a boat, that is transporting him to his natural habitat, at Port El Callao, Peru, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The 1陆-year-old male sea lion was found by Peruvian members of the Organization for Research and Conversation of Aquatic Animals in April with serious injuries to its head and left eye. On Wednesday members of the advocacy group returned Ringo via a coast guard boat to his Pacific home, the Palomino Islands, after six weeks of care.
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| Lima, Peru

A young聽sea聽lion聽found severely wounded on a beach in Peru's聽capital was returned to his Pacific home Wednesday after six weeks of care by an animal advocacy group.

The 1陆-year-old male聽sea聽lion, nicknamed Ringo, was found by Peruvian members of the Organization for Research and Conversation of Aquatic Animals in April with serious injuries to its head and left eye. Members of the group suspected fisherman beat the animal.

On Wednesday, members of the group carried Ringo to a coast guard boat, which delivered him to an island populated by dozens of聽sea聽lions. Ringo promptly jumped into the Pacific to join them.

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