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Galapagos Sea Lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

Photo by Rinat
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Field Notes

Description:

A playful picture of a baby sea lion taken in the tide pools of the Galapagos.

Species ID Suggestions

Galapagos sea lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

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Comments (14)
Rinat
I agree its adorable! :)
katmc2020
I wish it could be made into a stuffed toy! It's adorable!
katmc2020
I think it's a sea lion it sure looks like it you could be famous their endangered! :•
Rinat
Thank you all for the help in identifying this little guy! :)
KarenL
Hi Rinat, I'm pretty sure this is a sea lion. The fur seals have much larger eyes.
Rinat
Who knew a wet baby seal could look so cuddly?
Rinat
This spotting was on the island of Fernandina and there were many around. This was the baby of the group, just being playful :-)
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
Nice shot! - From this angle it's hard to tell, but the light color would indicate that it is a juvenile Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki). Where did you do the spotting and were there other seals around?

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Galapagos Biodiversity
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2013

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