The zoo posted on Facebook that their “beautiful male sea lion, Diego, puked up a toddler's sock Monday morning.” And that's a lot more serious than it might sound — it could have been fatal.
The animal became ill on Sunday. “His keepers said he lost interest in training and even puked up blood,” according to the zoo, and he didn't stat to recover until Monday when he was able to vomit out the sock.
“We are extremely relieved he was able to get the sock out and is back out swimming in Rocky Shores,” the zoo posted, advising zoo-goers that “animals can die from eating foreign objects.