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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Happy Canada Day!
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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In the Red Sea for World Dolphin Day
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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India Republic Day
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Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
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Birds of a feather
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
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Preveli Gorge
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Flag Day
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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The story of the poinsettia
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Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
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Happy World Whale Day!
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Citizenship Day and Constitution Day
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World Architecture Day
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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International Whale Shark Day
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Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
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International Museum Day
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Celebrating World Water Day
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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