Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore
June 17, 2010 - 7:21 am
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) -- Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water off Florida beaches, like forest animals fleeing a fire. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes, never to be seen again.