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Cuddle Up
To raise awareness of the Stellar sea lion’s plight, people gathered to imitate the natural cuddlers.

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TogetherGreen fellow Molly Tsongas got Californians cuddling in the name of Steller sea lions. The first ever cuddle mob took place this past November in a park in San Francisco. The event motivated 50 strangers to lay down together—literally—in the name of these one-ton endangered mammals. Click on the image above for a video.

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