Sea lion practices New Year calligraphy

Sea lion practices New Year calligraphy

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A male South American sea lion practices on Dec. 26, 2011, for a calligraphy writing display on New Year's Day at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Kanagawa Prefecture. With the assistance of a zookeeper, he wrote the kanji representing the animal symbol of 2012, a year of the dragon.

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