STUMPERS CCXXXI

Credit:
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
May 28, 2017
Will Shortz

Think of an animal with a two word name containing the consecutive letters UR. Drop the UR, and  the remaining letters will spell out the name of a major U.S. city - without any re-arrangement.

HINTS:
#1: It's a marine animal.
#2: _ _ _     _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer:

SEA TURTLE
SEATTLE