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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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Art in the chapel
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We stand with Ukraine
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World Wildlife Day
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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Hay, what s up?
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Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia
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Beethoven s 250th
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Wildflower bloom, Central Valley, California
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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National Mushroom Day
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Spectacular views below!
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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A festival of lights in India
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Summer solstice
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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The eloquence of elephants
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An island hopper s paradise
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Arbor Day
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A star blows a bubble
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