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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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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Overlooking the Douro
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World Theater Day
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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Mitsumata blossoms
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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Things are looking up
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Womens History Month
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Pink apple blossoms, Avila Beach, California
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
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A cozy winter village
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Eurasian lynx
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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National Take a Hike Day
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World Jellyfish Day
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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