One of the best parts of the trip was getting to snorkel with huge sea lions!! I have always seen lots of sea lions when visiting California but to get to see them so close up was unreal. They would swim right up to you and look you right in the eyes. It was a bit scary because the male sea lions were always close by and they are almost twice as big as the females and pups. The male sea lions have a distinctive feature called a sagittal crest. This can be spotted on their head almost like a Mohawk. It is thought they have this to help with fighting other male sea lions. Sea lions are also very different from Seals even though they are commonly confused for one another. Sea lions can flip their fins around sort of like arms to help them "walk" while seals can not. Also they have long necks and can turn their heads like we can. Another easy way to tell them apart is to look for their ears! Sea lions will always have ears and seals won't.
Fun!!
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