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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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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Canadian Thanksgiving
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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Happy International Beaver Day!
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Here comes summer
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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Star Wars Day
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Unbearable cuteness
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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An uncommon look at an American icon
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Winter solstice
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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World Lizard Day
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World Jellyfish Day
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Native American Heritage Day
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
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Don’t get lost in there
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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World Theater Day
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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World Space Week begins
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A plot was afoot
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Old Rock Day
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Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
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Happy Easter!
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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