http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?pageName=_17_Mile_Drive_Main
What's the difference between a sea lion and a seal? (seal-ion: "i-o-n"!)
SHORT ANSWER: A sea lion has external earflaps; seals have internal ears. Sea lions can pivot their hind flippers to walk on land, but seals cannot. Sea lions propel with their front flippers and steer with the back flippers, but seals are opposite of this.
BETTER: Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ-F4n_XjTM
Jane
PS. John Muir's birthday today! He was born on April 21, 1838, died December 24, 1914. John Muir was a naturalist, author and an advocate of preservation of US wilderness. He helped save Yosemite and Sequoia National Park and he strongly influenced the formation of the modern environmental movement.
Birthday = Earth Day. Tomorrow is Earth Day (#40!). Today is John Muir's birthday. The two are closely linked. http://www.gadling.com/2008/04/22/john-muir-an-earth-day-ode/
(And see Posts 99-104)
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VOCABULARY:
# In English is the symbol for Number; in French N°5, English #5, for example.
"fore" is the opposite of "hind"; "front" is the opposite of "back"
front flippers = fore flippers; back flippers = hind flippers
propel = "propulser"
to steer = "naviger"; (steering wheel = "le volant de la voiture")
40 = In English, for a 40th birthday we say "Lordy, lordy, look who's forty!"
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