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
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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Flag Day
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World Water Day
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National Napping Day
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Polar bears
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Oktoberfest
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Pollinator Week
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When science looks like magic
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Belize Barrier Reef
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Celebrating freedom
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Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Decorating for Diwali
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Islands that turned the tide
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Goats don t grow on trees
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
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Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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The Old City of Bern
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