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Is it a Seal or a Sea Lion?

5 minutes 8 seconds

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Learn the correct terminology for these marine mammals. Sea lions are brown, bark loudly, "walk" on land using their large flippers, and have visible ear flaps. Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land, and lack visible ear flaps.

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