Wildlife Photo Competition 2 2014 : Entry Number 15

These are beautiful creatures and so content here having a nice mum/child cuddle. Nice graphic image with an interesting look at sea lion behaviour. Well done.

Thank you so much for the mark of excellence! My name is Jessica Kirste and I am from the US. This was shot using a Canon 7D with a Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens at the Bronz Zoo in New York City. The sealion habitat at the zoo is made like a natural environment and the marine mammals are free to interact and do what sealions normally do. I caught this young baby interacting with its mother on the rock work. It was really sweet to see a baby and how they interact rubbing the parents and kissing. I guess I was in the right place at the right time on that day! My website is below but I am also on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/orcaholic2001/