Take a stroll along almost any marina from Costa Rica to Alaska, and you"ll likely hear the playful barks of sea lions echo through the air. California sea lions, like the one pictured, are a common sight basking in the sun along the rocky shores of North America"s western coast. These marine mammals, belonging to the pinniped group, are often mistaken for seals. An easy way to distinguish between them is by looking at their ears—sea lions have visible flaps, seals don"t.
Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Fly me to the moon
-
A labyrinth of luxury
-
Happy Canada Day!
-
Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
-
World Turtle Day
-
Great grey owls in their nest, Finland
-
A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
-
Happy Halloween!
-
Mylopotamos, Thessaly, Greece
-
World Migratory Bird Day
-
International Tiger Day
-
Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California, USA
-
Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
-
Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
-
The Big Apple with a foggy topping
-
Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
-
A different kind of toucan
-
Autumn equinox
-
Burns Night in Scotland
-
Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
-
What are these predators doing?
-
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
-
Happy Lunar New Year!
-
San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
-
A rainbow that’s worth the rainfall
-
What are they celebrating?
-
Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
-
Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
-
Skipper butterfly on an Echinacea flower
-
Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

