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The natural element of Sea Lions is of course the sea, if you go all the way to the Galapagos without at least snorkelling with them, or better still diving, you will always regret not doing so (well I would anyway). So make sure, you get in the water with these wonderful creatures, they'll make you feel incredibly clumsy for a start as they effortlessly cruise around at high speed changing direction with a barely perceptible flick of a flipper, but they'll also give you the biggest buzz and probably one of he most positive wildlife interactions that it is possible to have. Everything else that is just standing and watching from a distance becomes a poor second best.

Picture courtesy NOAA

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