Banana slug in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California (© Michael Nichols/Getty Images)
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- Inching along the forest floors of the Pacific coast…""Is a gastropod with a name as colorful as its skin
- These yellow (and sometimes brown or spotted) beasts may seem icky.""But they\re a crucial part of the local ecology
- Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz, wanted the sea lion to be the school\s mascot.""But the students had a different idea, and their choice won out in the end
- Once you\re finished studying this slimy wonder, stand up, stretch your legs, and have a look around.""There\s more to this state park than slugs
