Smile for the Sea Lions

Living on Earth

There’s a pier in San Diego where sea lions gathered which was thought a nuisance by the locals. But that attitude turned around when tourists also began to gather there to see the sea mammals up close. From San Diego, Jo Ann Mar visits southern California’s latest tourist attraction.

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