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Seal & Sea Lion, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Fancy Sign
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The sign for the seal and sea lion exhibit was etched in a curved and fancy piece of brass. It read:

John Hancock
Family Foundation
Seal & Sea Lion
Viewing Window

Harbor Seal external link   •  and Sea Lion external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 15:53:04 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 23 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0147
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Harbor Seal Flew By
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A harbor seal flew past the viewing window. The color of the glass distorted the color of the seal.

Harbor Seal external link   •  and Sea Lion external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 15:53:12 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 23 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0148
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Harbor Seal Rolled
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The viewing platform had curved glass on both walls so the seal could swim under the platform. Here the seal rolled slightly before vanishing underneath.

Harbor Seal external link   •  and Sea Lion external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 15:54:13 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 23 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0154
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A Seal Viewing Window
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One of two seal viewing windows that lined the walls of the viewing platform.

Harbor Seal external link   •  and Sea Lion external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 15:55:16 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 23 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0155
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Sea Lions Above
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Two sea lions rested on a rocky platform above the swim area. Their presence above explained why they were not seen swimming past the windows below.

Harbor Seal external link   •  and Sea Lion external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:26:46 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 23 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0237
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