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Galápagos · observation

Waters beside Española Island

· Española

Robert Siegel photographed a sea lion swimming beside Española Island. His caption identifies it as Zalophus wollebaeki. Source: https://web.stanford.edu/~siegelr/galapagos/galapagos2024.html#mammals

Species
Galápagos sea lion
Number of seals
Not recorded
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Robert Siegel, original Galápagos photographs

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Supporting evidence
Dated original source checked; count and identification confidence are unspecified.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Española, Galápagos

Katherine photographed a small sea lion pup resting among coastal rocks. The observer thought it might be one or two days old and reported finding a placenta nearby; that age remains an estimate. The source identification is Zalophus wollebaeki. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/389350227

Source: iNaturalist — Katherine (dragonprincess)

Gardner Bay, Española

Dra. Leah photographed a group of four sea lions resting on the beach at Gardner Bay. Other records from the same observer and visit show additional sea lions; these are grouped here without adding the counts. The source identification is Zalophus wollebaeki. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386422502

Source: iNaturalist — Dra. Leah (draleah)

Beach and coastal walk on Española Island

Adriana Aguirre reported sea lions on a beach and mothers with pups during the afternoon coastal walk from National Geographic Endeavour II. Source: https://www.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/espanola-island-ET-2023-04-02

Source: Adriana Aguirre, Lindblad Expeditions