A disturbing video depicting a man shadow-boxing and kicking a sea lion in the face at San Diego’s La Jolla Cove has sparked widespread outrage and triggered a federal investigation. The footage, now relatively viral, shows the individual aggressively cornering the resting animal along the shoreline before launching a physical assault, adding to a long, troubling history of human harassment against the local sea lion population at the famous cove. See portions of the shocking and vile incident below. The incident is currently under active review by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Law Enforcement. Posting on Facebook , NOAA issued a stark warning regarding the severity of the offense: "Sea lions are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).…