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Harbor seals are close to the top of the cute list, right up there next to sea otters.
We saw close to eighty harbor seals that day, most of them lying on shore watching us watching them.
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I love the pattern of this seal's fur, but I would never entertain the idea of taking it away from her to use for myself.
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Bette Davis eyes? Bedroom eyes? Puppy dog eyes? They've got nothing on harbor seal eyes!
The little slit behind the eye is the ear which is an easy way to distinguish it from a sea lion with its little external ear.
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I was able to get nice close-ups of the harbor seals because I used a telephoto lens. If the boat had come this close they would have been disturbed and swum away.
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The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.
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I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!
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The King contemplated freedom.
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The Spectacled Bear is the only bear that comes from South America. I hope this unique and beautiful endangered bear survives.
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Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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The King of the Jungle appeared regal that day.
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This photo shows a sea lion swimming in the late afternoon sunlight beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz. Lovely light on a lovely animal.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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A very large, old Leopard Tortoise sunned itself that afternoon.
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This Capybara needs a good brushing.
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Catching the afternoon sun, the master of the grasses rests in its domain.
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The Green-winged Macaw goes by many names: Greenwing Macaw, Red and Green Macaw and Green Wing Macaw. They are one of the largest and gentlest of all the Macaws.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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To our left as we exited the harbor and entered the slough, we saw an old pier covered with sea lions. We slowly motored past them. It was quite satisfying to be at their level and so close to them. I feel like I ended up with a family portrait instead of a wildlife photo.
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A very large tortoise with an imposing look.
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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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