Chippy, a California sea lion, heads down Drake's Beach toward the ocean after being released at California's Point Reyes National Seashore Wednesday. Chippy, who made headlines when he was found atop a California Highway Patrol car near Los Banos, Calif., on Feb. 9, has been recuperating at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif.
Eric Risberg, Associated Press
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