Great animals Okie, I loved watching them.
By the way, I pm'd RP with everything I know about Steller after he asked on page 2.
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Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
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Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Dewi , that's great
Some further info about the Stellers sea lions , herewith from Wikipedia :
Steller sea lion
Steller sea lion
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Otariidae
Subfamily: Otariinae
Genus: Eumetopias
Gill, 1866
Species: E. jubatus
Binomial name
Eumetopias jubatus
Schreber, 1776
Range of Steller sea lions (purple = overall range, red = breeding rookeries)
The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) also known as the northern sea lion and Steller's sea lion, is a near threatened species of sea lion in the northern Pacific. It is the sole member of the genus Eumetopias and the largest of the eared seals (Otariidae). Among pinnipeds, it is inferior in size only to the walrus and the two elephant seals. The species is named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, who first described them in 1741. The Steller sea lion has attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to significant, unexplained declines in their numbers over a large portion of their range in Alaska
Some further info about the Stellers sea lions , herewith from Wikipedia :
Steller sea lion
Steller sea lion
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Otariidae
Subfamily: Otariinae
Genus: Eumetopias
Gill, 1866
Species: E. jubatus
Binomial name
Eumetopias jubatus
Schreber, 1776
Range of Steller sea lions (purple = overall range, red = breeding rookeries)
The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) also known as the northern sea lion and Steller's sea lion, is a near threatened species of sea lion in the northern Pacific. It is the sole member of the genus Eumetopias and the largest of the eared seals (Otariidae). Among pinnipeds, it is inferior in size only to the walrus and the two elephant seals. The species is named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, who first described them in 1741. The Steller sea lion has attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to significant, unexplained declines in their numbers over a large portion of their range in Alaska
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Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Catching up, okie!
Brilliant stuff, and thanks for the Steller's info, you two!
The puffin description reminds me a lot of SANParks, but this comment of mine is entirely out of place here!
That boat seems to have had quite some power!
Also hope the glaciers stay forever, but recent info worldwide suggests otherwise?
Brilliant stuff, and thanks for the Steller's info, you two!
The puffin description reminds me a lot of SANParks, but this comment of mine is entirely out of place here!
That boat seems to have had quite some power!
Also hope the glaciers stay forever, but recent info worldwide suggests otherwise?
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Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Dewi , RP , Lisbeth , great to see you're still with me
A few pics of these endangered animals in their natural habitat .
These “lions “ of the sea , basically do the same as their country cousins , mostly sleeping all day .
A few pics of these endangered animals in their natural habitat .
These “lions “ of the sea , basically do the same as their country cousins , mostly sleeping all day .
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beautiful to see all these "fursbelly" on the rock
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Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Great pics okie
The sea lions don't have a very comfortable home
Beautiful rocky cliffs
The sea lions don't have a very comfortable home
Beautiful rocky cliffs
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Great to see all those birds and the sea lions...can only imagine the noise around there!
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Hmmmm........
Now , watch this space .
A last backward view at another pinnacle rising out of the mist .
And then , ready for the three hour trip back to Seward , but wait , there’s more ! ( Sounds like one of those never-ending adverts ) . Out of the mist appears , a fin – wow , a shark ! Here
Everyone crowd at the rails . Look there , where is it now . Oooh , look at that !
Wow , not in my wildest dreams . It’s an orca
Just a brief glimpse , then he’s gone .....
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Now , watch this space .
A last backward view at another pinnacle rising out of the mist .
And then , ready for the three hour trip back to Seward , but wait , there’s more ! ( Sounds like one of those never-ending adverts ) . Out of the mist appears , a fin – wow , a shark ! Here
Everyone crowd at the rails . Look there , where is it now . Oooh , look at that !
Wow , not in my wildest dreams . It’s an orca
Just a brief glimpse , then he’s gone .....
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Enough is enough