Pepper is the first sea lion born at the zoo in its 120-year history.
TACOMA, Wash. — A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of an aquarium in Washington state.
Although only 9 months old and still reliant on her mother’s milk, Pepper has become the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s most acrobatic sea lion, said Noelle Tremonti, a staff biologist for the aquarium.
“We always joke a little bit that she’s acting as a ribbon dancer because it does look so artistic under the water and shockingly beautiful under the water
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