California Sea Lion Nibbles the Dive Mask of an Underwater Photographer at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Sea lions, especially young ones, are very inquisitive and will often test the gear that divers have the only way they can, by nibbling and rubbing it with their foreflippers.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 39970
Lat/Long: 32.44247, -117.29634 (Coordinates: 32° 26' 32.91" N, 117° 17' 46.84" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 39970
Lat/Long: 32.44247, -117.29634 (Coordinates: 32° 26' 32.91" N, 117° 17' 46.84" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: animal, animalia, baja california, california sea lion, californianus, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, coronado islands, coronados islands, creature, eared seal, islas coronado, lobo marino, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mexico, nature, ocean, oceans, otarid, otariid, otariidae, pacific, pacific ocean, pinniped, pinnipedia, sea, sea dog, sea lion, sealion, underwater, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife, zalophus, zalophus californianus
Categories:
- Animal > Pinniped > California Sea Lion
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Coronado Islands
- Location > World > Mexico > Coronado Islands
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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