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Pier 39, Sea Lions
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A large male snarled and made loud noises in the middle of the females.
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Another sea lion caused a ruckus elsewhere on the pier which
caused this fellow to lift his head and look.
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This sea lion had just woken up and was stretching.
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A juvenile sea lion found a sunny place to itself on one corner
of the dock. There it laid down and slept.
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A sea lion swam upside down in the water near the
floating docks.
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This old male had the number 99 branded into its back.
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This snarling sea lion made a ruckus that afternoon.
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Another sea lion on a floating dock snarled and made noise.
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One very large sea lion had rolled onto his back to rest with
sun shining on his face.
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As a sea lion arrived on the platform, another might object to the new
arrival.
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A large male sea lion posed to demonstrate that this area on the floating
dock was his territory.
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A sea lion swam away from one platform and toward another.
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Periodically, one or more sea lions would combine to make
loud barking sounds.
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A gentle, sunny afternoon found this sea lion taking a nap.
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A pair of sea lions rested on the floating docks.
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An interloper sea lion had just boarded the floating dock. This appeared
to have upset the sea lion already on the dock.
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A sea lion lay on its back, belly up to the sun.
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Sunlight reflected from the harbor water caused the surface to
sparkle as this sea lion swam through it.
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A sleeping sea lion can catch the light just right to cause
his smooth body to appear as if it was a sculpture.
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Once comfortably napping, sea lions can come to be in a large pile.
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One male posed with his head held high, then closed his eyes
and rested.
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A sea lion that was resting upright, heard a noise and turned his
head to see.
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Sea lions cannot uses their flippers to scratch themselves all over, so
must use their mouths to attack certain itches on the body.
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A young male posed in much the same way he would later pose as an adult.
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Close up of a sleeping sea lion and those long whiskers.
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One photo shows three different coats.
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A sea lion briefly surfaced as it approached the floating docks.
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The western face of Pier 39 was crowded with folks there to watch the lounging sea lions.
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Looking up at tourists looking down
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