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Punta Loma

Argentina.

Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province.

 

The Punta Loma Fauna Reserve, with its sea lion colony, is located 17 kilometers from the town of Puerto Madryn.

 

The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Chilean, Ecuador, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Argentine and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus Otaria. Its scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as Otaria flavescens and others referring to it as Otaria byronia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_sea_lion

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Taken on November 17, 2016