On a recent hike up on the Beach by Jenner, Joshua and I recently came across a large group of Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), sunning them selves on the oddly pitted rocks around us. I spent a good 20 minutes approaching them as slowly as possible, freezing every time they looked up at me. I was able to get withing about 30 feet before they panicked and took of into the sea; first the young ones, then the old pitted bulls, grumbling as the went. But in the time between, I got to spend some real quiet, quality time; watching them lying with out a care on the rocks.

Unfortunately, only one of the pictures turned out well.

I will suplement this failure of extensive documentation with a fun fact: Sea Lions are the only mammal whose milk contains no Lactose. Sea Lions can be distinguished from local seals by their longer, pointier noses and fins, and small ears; local seals will have almost no visible ears.