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Julio (the fisherman) gave us this lobster after helping us retrieve are
abandoned anchor (San Martin)
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There are actually two families [types] of seals ...  Earless & Eared!

        Earless seals lack external ears. Depending on the species, the males are smaller than the females.
        When swimming, an earless seal uses its forelimbs to maneuver in the water and propels its body forward
        by side-to-side strokes of its hind limbs. Because the hind flippers cannot be moved forward, the seals
        propel themselves on land by wriggling on their bellies or pulling themselves forward with their front limbs.

        Eared seals possess external ears.  Eared seals have longer flippers than earless seals, and the males are
        twice to more than four times the size of the females. Eared seals, when swimming, rely mainly on a rowing
        motion of their fore flippers for propulsion. Because they are able to turn their hind flippers forward, they
        can use all four limbs when moving on land.
 

This seal would actually do FLIPS !!!
Spotted at San Quintin Dec 28th, 2003.
 

  
Sea Lions spotted on our entrance into San Diego - Shelter Island. 
One waved as we passed by.