Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, uses an ink brush to write the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- in one stroke, at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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