In Photos: National Zoo Animals Play in the Snow

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California sea lions

sea lions

(Image credit: Abby Wood, Smithsonian's National Zoo)

California sea lions live along the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California.

California sea lions

sea lions

(Image credit: Abby Wood, Smithsonian's National Zoo)

Male sea lions weight up to 1,000 lbs, whereas females only weigh up to 250 lbs.

Gray wolves

wolves

(Image credit: Abby Wood, Smithsonian's National Zoo)

The gray wolf is native to the wilderness and remote parts of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa.

Gray wolves

wolves

(Image credit: Abby Wood, Smithsonian's National Zoo)

The zoo has two female wolves, in a forest setting typical of North America.

Bald eagle

bald eagle

(Image credit: Abby Wood, Smithsonian's National Zoo)

Bald eagles are found from Baja California and Florida north to Newfoundland and Alaska.

Tanya Lewis
Tanya Lewis
Staff Writer
Tanya was a staff writer for Live Science from 2013 to 2015, covering a wide array of topics, ranging from neuroscience to robotics to strange/cute animals. She received a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a bachelor of science in biomedical engineering from Brown University. She has previously written for Science News, Wired, The Santa Cruz Sentinel, the radio show Big Picture Science and other places. Tanya has lived on a tropical island, witnessed volcanic eruptions and flown in zero gravity (without losing her lunch!). To find out what her latest project is, you can visit her website.