California sea lion, regulating its temperature (thermoregulating) by raising its foreflipper out of the water as it rests and floats, Monterey breakwater rocks.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 21573
Lat/Long: 36.60918, -121.89192 (Coordinates: 36° 36' 33.05" N, 121° 53' 30.91" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 21573
Lat/Long: 36.60918, -121.89192 (Coordinates: 36° 36' 33.05" N, 121° 53' 30.91" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, california, california sea lion, californianus, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, creature, lobo marino, mammal, mammalia, marine mammal, monterey, monterey bay national marine sanctuary, national marine sanctuaries, nature, ocean, otarid, otariidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, sea dog, sea lion, seal, sealion, thermoregulation, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife, zalophus, zalophus californianus
Categories:
- Animal > Pinniped > California Sea Lion
- Animal > Pinniped > Pinniped Behavior > Thermoregulation
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (California)
- Location > USA > California > Monterey
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