New Zealand Sea Lion (sea-lion-surat-bay-4206)

The New Zealand Sea Lion "pakake" in Maori) is also known as the Hooker's sea lion. We stopped by Surat Bay with the express hope of seeing a sea lion as we had read this was one of the beaches where the bulls come to sun themselves. We were in luck; just as we arrived a bull showed up to take a sand bath and relax in the sun!