Saturday, August 22, 2009

Oregon Zoo: Creatures large and small

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These are my favorite shots of the whole trip. I wasn't even that excited about this exhibit. I admit I'm totally spoiled by the Newport Aquarium, and this seemed like a pale imitation. This giant Steller sea lion was swimming loops in front of these little children. I tried my best to capture just how big this animal is. I almost got it right. These kids are the size of his flipper.




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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A Steller's sea lion once showed up in Britain, making it the only eared seal ever seen in Europe.

I have no idea how it got there, but it definitely swam there.