Franco Banfi / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California peninsula, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Group of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in a kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera), California, USA. Pacific ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Group of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) swimming in kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera), California, USA. Pacific ocean.

Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Espiritu Santo Island National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, April

Alex Mustard / California sea lion pup (Zalophus californianus) practicings its hunting skills by playing chase with a falling sea star (Panamic cushion star: Pentacerster cumingi). Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja Califor...

Alex Mustard / Pair of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pups playing in shallow water. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, East Pacific Ocean.

John Chan / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on a Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), Southern California, USA.

John Chan / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on a Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), Southern California, USA.

Franco Banfi / California sealion (Zalophus californianus) and Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus), rests on buoy, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) playing, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February