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Bird flu decimates seals, leaving grim scenes of dead animals

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In 2023 , a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America , killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups and an unknown number of adults in a major breeding colony in Península Valdés , Argentina .

The results underscore the risk of bird flu spread in animals, including humans.