Endemic Hooker's sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri, one of the world's rarest species of sea lions, Catlins coast, New Zealand

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Endemic New Zealand or Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, one of the rarest species of sea lions in the world, interacting, Catlins coast, South Island, New Zealand

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Location: Cannibal Beach, Catlins Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Animal Stock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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