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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World Maritime Day
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In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
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Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
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Berlin Festival of Lights
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A Eurasian red squirrel in Switzerland
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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It’s Art Deco Weekend in Miami
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Fight for your lefts
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Edinburgh festivals
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Easter
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Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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