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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Merry Christmas!
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Baddest of the badlands
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Greece celebrates its independence
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Veterans Day
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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On the hunt
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The old guard at Old San Juan
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Giving Tuesday
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Festivus
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Working for that cliffside view
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
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Black History Month
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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