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No, this hasn't been cooked, and yes, they were this bright, if not more so. (The colour was usually more red than the yellow/orange you see here.)

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Marine iguana. Poor photo for a biologist, as the iguanas usually sun on lava from which they are almost indistinguishable, but maybe the artistic considerations excuse my seizing this opportunity.

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I have almost as many photos of the crabs as of sea lion pups.

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"Madonna and child".. the pup is about two hours old... note the remnant of umbilical chord. The smudge on mother's flank is blood.

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Few of my underwater photos came out, but here's a welcome exception.

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Fur sea lion. This little guy kept me company when a twisted ankle cost me one walk along a beach. (Only thing I missed due to the ankle.)