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Laelaps is the blog of Brian Switek, a freelance science writer based in New Jersey. This blog frequently features his musings on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. Switek also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking.
Switek's first book, Written in Stone, will be published next year by Bellevue Literary Press.
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Photo of the Day #626: California sea lion
Category: Mammals • Photography
Posted on: June 30, 2009 6:19 AM, by Brian Switek
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