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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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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A light in the coastal darkness
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Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
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The Bahamas
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Castles in the Bavarian Alps
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
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A pink moon over Arizona
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Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
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An island made from a vow
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Happy Holi!
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World Rainforest Day
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Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India
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Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi
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World Bee Day
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We can all just get along
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
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International Museum Day
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On the open ocean road
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy
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