Sea Lion Found in Cow Barn

A 200-pound sea lion is headed back to the wild after winding up inside a cow barn in the small Delta town of Banta [CA], near Tracy yesterday.

Kisst Dairy was the temporary home of the animal, dubbed Happy by the man who found him. John Kisst discovered the sea lion during his weekly vet check of his milk cows.

"He scuttled through the field apparently and into what we call a free stall barn, which is where our milk cows are housed. He came into the barn, found himself a free stall or a bed where the cows lay down and Happy decided to sit there," said Kisst.

He said Happy seemed fine, describing the animal at attentive and calm. "The cows were curious, and some of them would put their nose up close to him, but not want to get too close to him. The sea lion kind of just looked at them and didn't bother them so the cows didn't bother him."