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Galapagos Sea Lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

Photo by RachelM
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Description:

Mother and baby sea lion. They didn't seem bothered by my presence and the baby started feeding right there!

Notes:

Spotted on Rabida Island

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Comments (10)
RachelM
Thank you Sarah, Thurd13, and misako! :)
misako
lovely--the 2nd photo is amazing!
Thurd13
beautiful series + special spotting....
SarahWhitt
How exciting to capture this AWESOME moment!! Your pics are AMAZING!!! I too am quite fond of the 2nd pic!! :)
RachelM
Thank you! The Galapagos was amazing, there was so much wildlife and I did feel very lucky to be there :)
LauraMaria
The second picture is precious... amazing set of photos!! You're very lucky :) It's one of my dreams to visit the Galapagos Islands!
MaryOhkwari
No problem :) The mother looks so pleased in the fourth photo. ^^
MaryOhkwari
This is an AMAZING spotting! Can't believe it hasn't seen more attention... I'd recommend re-ordering the photos you uploaded so one with both the mother and calf is visible as a thumbnail. Beautiful moment. :)

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Galapagos Biodiversity

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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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