Visitors watch a California sea lion at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park on Thursday May 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
A dog named Luna high-fives a person in the Angelino Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 26, 2022. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Australian actress Margot Robbie poses on the pink carpet for the world premiere of the film “Barbie” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2023. (Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters)
Guests attend the Hollywood Forever 2023 Dia De Los Muertos Celebration at Hollywood Forever on October 28, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
An observer watches the Perseid meteor shower at Mount Hamilton in California, United States on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A pelican on a lake in California in the first decade of January 2024 deftly snares a large trout after scooping it up, tossing it into the air and catching it in its bill. (Photo by Jiahong Zeng/Solent news)
US President Joe Biden departs the White House for California, where he will review damage from recent flooding, in Washington, DC, USA, 19 January 2023. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/EFE)