Sleeping Photos

California Sea Lion mother sleeping with her pup, La Jolla, California.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36582  
Panorama dimensions: 5792 x 8688

Gentoo penguin, chick, appears dead but is really just sleeping.
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25936  

Brown bear sleeping, muzzle.
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Image ID: 17261  

Three sleeping sea otters float on their backs on the ocean surface. Each has wrapped itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting.
Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris
Location: Morro Bay, California
Image ID: 20440  

Juvenile Northern elephant seal sleeping on beach.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 02523  

A striped puffer rests under a coral ledge.
Species: Narrow-striped puffer, Arothron manilensis
Image ID: 09458  

Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting with eyes closed (sleeping?). An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09661