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A sea lion pup - fearless with curiosity...
waddles up to the stunned photographer
lying in the sand, leans forward, sniffs, then
nuzzles and bumps the glass of the camera lens

(eight weeks of torture for the photographer then ensues...
waiting to develop the film back in the U.S.A......
"did he get the 'shot'?")

Also known as Tippy.

Española Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador

2100.061.3