An investigation is underway after a man was seen in a viral video appearing to harass the sea lions at Pier 39 in San Francisco.
The man appears to shotgun a beer, backflip into the water and swim toward the sea lions on the floating docks.
He then climbs onto the docks and runs toward the animals, waving his arms. The barking sea lions dive into the water.It's illegal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to harass or harm marine mammals.
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