Take a stroll along almost any marina from Costa Rica to Alaska, and you"ll likely hear the playful barks of sea lions echo through the air. California sea lions, like the one pictured, are a common sight basking in the sun along the rocky shores of North America"s western coast. These marine mammals, belonging to the pinniped group, are often mistaken for seals. An easy way to distinguish between them is by looking at their ears—sea lions have visible flaps, seals don"t.
Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
Today in History
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Oktoberfest begins!
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Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
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Plum-headed parakeet
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Marine Day, Japan
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World Sea Turtle Day
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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Space Week isnt over yet!
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Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Postcard from the Canadian Rockies
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Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
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Grandparents Day
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‘The hills have a power to soothe and heal which is their very own.’
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Stealthy pollinators
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Star Wars Day
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Jacksons Point Lighthouse on Lake Simcoe, Ontario
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A smooth landing, feet first
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A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
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Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan
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European beech forest, Belgium
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Happy Halloween!
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Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
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Happy New Years Eve!
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Pick your paradise
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Fibonacci Day
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A public restroom or a tourist spot?
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Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
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The only road to P.E.I.
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Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
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For Mother’s Day, we salute these marsupial moms
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