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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Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
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World Octopus Day
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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A rainbow that’s worth the rainfall
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All is calm
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A beach of many colours
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Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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More of a moustache than a beard?
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Oktoberfest begins
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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A pink moon over Arizona
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Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
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Hear it roar!
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Przewalskis horses
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Carl Sagan Day
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Sharks, just living their lives
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Postcard from the Canadian Rockies
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Where the rainbow ends
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Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
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