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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International Day of the Tropics
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Cetacean Saturday
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The borrowed days are here
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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National Napping Day
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Protecting endangered giants
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The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
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Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
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Juniper Springs, Florida
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Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
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A toast to California!
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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Happy Mother s Day
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It s Republic Day in India
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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Summer solstice
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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International Whale Shark Day
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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The Bahamas as seen from the ISS
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Room at the top?
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