The research team has discovered that it is much harder for her to feed close to the surface - a possible clue to why her kind is dying out.

BBC: Sea lion test to probe declines

If the water stays for much longer she tells me she will have to take out a loan to feed her family.

BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Resilience as the waters rise

Prices for feed have skyrocketed, and Glavin said she doesn't know how much longer she can afford to keep her farm if the prices stay high and the drought continues.

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