1116-41442 - A Sea Lion In The Water At Los Islotes National Marine Park On Espiritu Santos Island Near La Paz, Baja, California, Mexico

1116-41440 - A Tourist Swims Underwater With A Sea Lion At Los Islotes National Marine Park Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Baja California Mexico

1116-41437 - A Tourist Paddles In A Red Boat At Los Islotes National Marine Park Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Baja California Mexico

1112-3722 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), half above and half under at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3718 - Playful California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), with mooring ball at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3720 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3719 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3721 - California sea lion bulls (Zalophus californianus) underwater, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3716 - Mother and pup California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3715 - Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) barking, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3182 - Curious California sea lion pups (Zalophus californianus), underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3181 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), playing underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3183 - Curious California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3180 - Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-3179 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2960 - California sea lion bull (Zalophus californianus) half above and half below with snorkeler at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2958 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2959 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater with snorkeler at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2868 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with monofilament net around its neck on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2885 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2882 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) bull underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2873 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with monofilament net around its neck on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2891 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), half above and half below at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2888 - Adult California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2886 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2887 - Adult California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2892 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), half above and half below at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2893 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), half above and half below at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2890 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2889 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2880 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2884 - Adult California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2872 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2879 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2876 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) bull and pup hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2881 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) bull underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2883 - Adult California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2875 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2869 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2870 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2874 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2871 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) with monofilament net around their neckst on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2877 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2878 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2867 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) female with monofilament net around her neck on Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2213 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2216 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2215 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2214 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2211 - California sea lion bull (Zalophus californianus) hauled out at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2197 - Curious young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with snorkeler underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2198 - Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with snorkeles underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2199 - Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with snorkeler underwater at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1112-2187 - Sunrise near Los Islotes, The Islets, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

1113-84078 - Attacking Californian Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, La Paz

1113-84081 - Californian Sea Lion and skin-diver, Zalophus californianus, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, La Paz

1112-379 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-373 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-378 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-380 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) porpoising, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-376 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-377 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-375 - California sea lion pup (Zalophus californianus) entangled in net, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-374 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, North America

1112-274 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

979-6379 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-8463 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-3621 - Lindblad undersea specialist Carlos Navarro with a playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-8470 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) hauled out at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2982 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, the southernmost haul out and breeding area in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. There is a large sexual dimorphism between male and female California sea lions, with adult males attaining weights of 860 pounds while adult females reach 240 pounds.

979-6366 - California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6391 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6362 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6376 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2988 - Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, the southernmost haul out and breeding area in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. This monofilament "necklace" may eventually kill a young sea lion as it grows larger, the monofilament can choke the animal. There is a large sexual dimorphism between male and female California sea lions, with adult males attaining weights of 860 pounds while adult females reach 240 pounds.

979-6399 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pup (left) climbing the rocks at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6378 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-3615 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-8469 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6386 - Adult California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) mock-fighting at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-1216 - Adult Bull California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) with pup on Los Islotes, off Isla Partida in the lower Gulf of Claifornia (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-3608 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2981 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes, the southernmost haul out and breeding area in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. There is a large sexual dimorphism between male and female California sea lions, with adult males attaining weights of 860 pounds while adult females reach 240 pounds.

979-6392 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-1222 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) pup playing in the crystal-clear reflected waters of Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-3616 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-1220 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) mother and pup hauled out at Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2020 - Adult Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the intertidal zone on Los Islotes in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2021 - Adult Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the intertidal zone on Los Islotes in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6364 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) among snorkelers underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6371 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-8467 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6388 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) leaping off rock at Isla San Pedro Martir, Baja California Norte in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6382 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) underwater at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2885 - Huge waves pounding Los Islotes (The Islets) in the southern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Los Islotes is a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) breeding area as well as a nesting area for several species of seabirds.

979-2293 - Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding a pleasure yacht off Los Islotes in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-3619 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-3617 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-6400 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2980 - California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) hauled out at Los Islotes in HUGE waves, this is the southernmost haul out and breeding area in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. There is a large sexual dimorphism between male and female California sea lions, with adult males attaining weights of 860 pounds while adult females reach 240 pounds.