Sea Lions and Seals? A Photo Essay

Featured Above Is The Beagle Channel In Argentina

From the Canadian Maritimes to San Francisco, the Falklands, the Galapagos, New Zealand and Alaska we’ve found and photographed them and we still have difficulty remembering the difference between seals and sea lions.

Pictured above is a colony of seals on a rocky islet in the Beagle Channel in Argentina,

Galapagos Sea Lions

Sea lions have visible external ear flaps, while seals do not. This is one of the most obvious ways to tell the two groups apart but there are also a number of sub-species of both.

In terms global distribution, sea lions are primarily found in the northern Pacific Ocean and the southern oceans, including the coasts of North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Seals, on the other hand, have a broader distribution, inhabiting both the Arctic and Antarctic regions as well as temperate coastal waters

around the globe.

Below The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

We spend much of our time traveling and have realized there is a facet of the experience that is so compelling that the opportunity is rarely ignored. We have spent days traveling to wild places in search of all forms of wildlife. From whales to butterflies, from Terra del Fuego, Argentina to Resurrection Bay, Alaska and we’ve seen and photographed all manner of creatures.

The Galapagos Below

Beagle Channel South America Below

Below Resurrection Bay, Alaska

Below San Francisco Bay

Monterey California

The Falklands Below

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