More than 200 dead dolphins and sea lions have washed up on beaches in California looking like they were on a "bad acid trip" after being infected with a toxic poison.
Wildlife experts have revealed a poisonous algal blooms is said to have caused devastating neurological problems among the animals after they were found dead or injured on Santa Barbara County beach.
According to volunteers, there are more than 60 reports of the creatures in distress per hour coming in - with one local describing sea lions looking like they were on a "bad acid trip."
