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California sea lion, thermoregulating, Zalophus californianus, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #01956, all rights reserved worldwide. California sea lion, with monofiliment cut, Zalophus californianus, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00958, all rights reserved worldwide. California sea lion, juveniles mock sparring, Zalophus californianus, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00961, all rights reserved worldwide.
California sea lion thermoregulating by raising fin out of the water to gain heat, California sea lion, thermoregulating, Zalophus californianus, Image 01956 California sea lion suffers injury from monofilament caught around its neck, California sea lion, with monofiliment cut, Zalophus californianus, Image 00958 California sea lion juveniles mock sparring, California sea lion, juveniles mock sparring, Zalophus californianus, Image 00961
California sea lion eating bait fish, Cedros island, Zalophus californianus, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #02250, all rights reserved worldwide. Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Cousins, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #02252, all rights reserved worldwide.
California sea lion feeding on baitfish, California sea lion eating bait fish, Cedros island, Zalophus californianus, Image 02250 Galapagos sea lion plays w/ puffer. They have been observed playing with other fish species also, Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Cousins, Image 02252 California sea lion pup starving during 1997-98 El Nino event.
California sea lions are socially gregarious and typically gather together in large dense groups Guadalupe Fur Seal bubble streams emitted from dense, two-layered fur California sea lions often haul out on man-made structures, such as piers and buoys
Galapagos sea lion with shark bite, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #01713, all rights reserved worldwide.
Galapagos Sea Lion with shark attack wound on hind quarters, Galapagos sea lion with shark bite, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Image 01713