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Title: Sea lion pup playing with starfish. Mexico.
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A young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) playing with a starfish, inside an underwater cave. The pups will pick up a variety of objects (such as starfish, lumps of coral, shells and feathers) and carry them to the surface, drop them and then chase them to the seabed. Los Isotes, La Paz, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean.
- California
- California sea lion: Japanese sea lion: Zalophus californianus
- East Pacific Ocean
- La Paz
- Mammalia
- Marine Life
- Marine Mammals
- Mexico
- Pinnipeds: Pinnipedia
- sealion
- Sea Lions: Eared Seals: Otariidae
- Sea Of Cortez
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