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The pup is the fifth member of the Smithsonian’s sea lion colony.
Catalina is the first sea lion pup born at the zoo in 32 years.
Animal care staff say the pup seems to be nursing, moving and vocalizing well.
RIP Sophie, National Zoo’s two-year-old sea lion.
The boy, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, “sometimes has trouble interacting and playing with children his own age, but he and the Sea Lion seemed perfectly in sync.”
Well, this is delightful. Little girl slips and falls, sea lion halts out of worry.
