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California Sea Lions at play These two sea lions gave us a great show, playing and jumping out of the water for about 5 minutes before swimming away. The bigger is a male, the smaller a female. As far as I know this is not breeding season, so it's not a mating ritual, just a couple of sea lions sharing some fun. California sea lion,Geotagged,United States,Zalophus californianus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

California Sea Lions at play

These two sea lions gave us a great show, playing and jumping out of the water for about 5 minutes before swimming away. The bigger is a male, the smaller a female. As far as I know this is not breeding season, so it's not a mating ritual, just a couple of sea lions sharing some fun.

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The California sea lion

The California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of six species of sea lions. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California. California sea lions are sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females, and have a thicker neck, and a protruding sagittal crest.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
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By morpheme

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Uploaded Nov 16, 2014. Captured Nov 15, 2014 15:43 in Clallam County, WA, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.