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Bali World Music

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Gus Teja is a flute ( Suling ) maestro from a small village near Ubud,Bali. He began playing the flute while attending elementary school, but also spend a lot of time during that period practising the gamelan ( balinese traditional musical instrument ). As the years progressed, his preoccupation with wind instruments sparked a passion for learning all he could about wind instruments from around the world. Over the years, Gus Teja continued to challenge him self, creating new instruments to augment his passion for flute. Gus Teja crafted artefacts ranging from whittled wood instruments to full-fledged bamboo flutes. He is constantly harmonizing his music, combining traditional and modern instruments to produce a unique signature blend.

Zalophus californianus

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California sea lions are known for their intelligence, playfulness, and noisy barking. Their color ranges from chocolate brown in males to a lighter, golden brown in females. Males reach 850 pounds (390 kg) and seven feet (2.1 m) in length. Females grow to 220 pounds (110 kg) and up to six feet (1.8 m) in length. They have a "dog-like" face, and at around five years of age, males develop a bony bump on top of their skull called a sagittal crest. The top of a male\'s head often gets lighter in color with age. These members of the otariid or walking seal family have external ear flaps and large flippers that they use to "walk" on land. The trained "seals" in zoos and aquariums are usually California sea lions.