California’s Channel Islands, often called North America’s Galapagos, are home to a stunning array of unique wildlife and ...

Wind Sailors,” have washed ashore recently on several Ventura County beaches. “When the prevailing winds shift, such as ...

Thousands of blue blobs blanketed Southern California beaches after winds carried them ashore. Velella velellas, or ...

Thousands of blue and purple sea creatures have been washing ashore in Ventura County beaches.  These strange looking ...

Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, washed ashore near Oxnard, including around the Channel Islands Harbor and ... humans,” according to the National Park Service.

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