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Sea Lion
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fin-footed marine mammal of the eared seal family (Otariidae).
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Sea LionSea lions, marine mammals of the eared seal family, Otariidae, order Pinnipedia, have long, tapering bodies covered with thin, short, coarse hair [Total Votes: 320, Hits: 551] Updated On: 10/24/2007Print ...
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Sea Lions are often a popular attraction at zoos and aquariums, performing tricks such as throwing and catching balls on their noses and clapping.
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Sea Lion
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In the early nineteenth century, large numbers of sea lions were killed on the coasts of California. The blubber of the dead animals was used as a source of oil, and the skins were used for making glue.
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Sea lions are adapted for movement on land as well as in the water. Wing-like front flippers have a bone structure similar to that in our arms and hands. Swimming with these flippers propels the sea lion forward, while the hind flippers steer.
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Sea lions use their long front flippers to push themselves through water and their back flippers as rudders for steering. On land, they pull their hind flippers under them and walk on all fours.
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Sea Lions prefer sandy beaches, usually in isolated bays and sheltered areas. One such site on Kangaroo Island off South Australia has become a popular tourist attraction. Behaviour and adaptations Feeding and Diet ...
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Sea Lion Features Virtual World: Arctic Get a bearded seal's view of Arctic wildlife in this Crittercam feature.
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The sea lion lives off the west coast of North America. It is a vertebrate which means it has a backbone. The sea lion lives in warm climates and migrates south to warmer climates when the temperature cools down.
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Diet: Sea lions are carnivores (meat-eaters); they eat , , , , , and . Seals don't chew their food. They swallow it in large chunks. They can crush the shells of and with their flat back teeth. Predators: Sea lions are hunted by and some sharks.
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Steller Sea LionEumetopias jubatus The Steller Sea Lion usually stays in the water during poor weather, but otherwise spends much time "hauled out" on rocky shores.
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STELLER SEA LION FACTS Description The Steller Sea Lion is the largest of the eared seals. Adults have a buff colored coat of short coarse hair. Males have a thick muscular necks and a mane of coarse long hair.
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Steller sea lion - EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia) Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria) Order: Meat-eating Mammals (Carnivora) Family: Otariidae.
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Southern sea lions are also known as maned seals. Males are approximately three times the size of females.
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Australian Sea Lion Neophoca cinerea
The Australian Sea Lion is found mainly on offshore islands of Western Australia and Southern Australia. There are only about 10,000 left but the population is stable and it is classified as Near Threatened.
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California Sea LionGeneral description Typical coloring ranges from tan to chocolate brown and may appear black when wet. The head has a pointed muzzle and the profile resembles that of a dog.
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The Hooker's Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) is also commonly called New Zealand Sea Lion. This species resides on the Aukland Islands, Snares Islands, and on Campbell Island, New Zealand.
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NOAA Steller Sea Lion research page North Pacific Universities, Marine Mammal Constortium - Sea Lion research Vancouver Aquarium: AquaFacts, Research, and Conservation in Action ...
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The playful, curious California sea lions are highly social animals. They live in groups or "harems," with an adult bull and 10-15 cows. During the summer-long breeding season, the animals collect by the thousands on isolated coastlines and islands.
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California Sea Lions usually come ashore on the windward sides of cool, fog-shrouded islands, offshore rocks or islets. Members of the Otariidae Family (eared seals) are usually found only in temperate and subtropical regions.
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The sea lions are the larger of the eared seals. Steller's sea lion, Eumetopias jubata, is found in the North Pacific Ocean. Adult males attain a length of 3.
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Sea lions are large, ranging from around 150 kg to over 1000 kg, and males tend to be much larger than females. Their bodies are slender and elongate. Small, cartilaginous external ears are present. All otariids have fur.
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Steller sea lions are divided into two groups for conservation purposes. Those that live around Alaska and Russia are classified as endangered. The others, from southeastern Alaska south to California, are threatened.
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Stellar's Sea Lions
I took the Stan Stephens glacier cruise on Prince William Sound out of the port of Valdez. This was an expensive trip $120 that included a nice lunch and a cup of soup on the way home.
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In the water, sea lions, leopard seals, and orca, are all predators of the Gentoo. On land there are no predators to the adults, but birds have been known to steal their eggs and chicks. The Gentoo are the most timid species of penguin.
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Seals differ from sea lions in a number of ways, including having no visible earflaps.
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Antarctic seals tend to have longer, more pointed foreflippers than northern phocids.
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Unlike sea lions and eared seals which use their fore flippers for propulsion, harp seals use their hind flippers in a side-to-side action to propel themselves through the water.
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Hunting in the Water Some carnivores, like the seal and the sea lion, spend a lot of time hunting in the water. Sea lions, walruses and seals are pinnipeds, which means "fin feet." Pinnipeds are adapted for hunting in the water.
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Food items include squid, fish, skates, rays, sharks, sea turtles, sea birds, seals, sea lions, walrus, dolphins, porpoises, and large whales such as fin whales, humpback whales, right whales, minke whales, and gray whales.
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I've set up elephant shows, sea lion shows, primate shows, and reptile shows. My business has expanded to the point where I'm doing consulting at zoos all around the world.
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came to the zoo, including the following animals purchased from an animal dealer to arrive November 29, 1949 aboard the freighter, the American Wholesaler, out of Los Angeles: a giraffe, an ostrich, emus, an elephant, a Bactrian camel, 3 sea lions, ...
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Others are seals, sea lions, and fur seals. Pinnipeds have four flippers - one pair in front, and one pair in back. About two-thirds of a walrus's life is spent in the water. Walruses swim along the ocean floor, sensing food with their whiskers.
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Otariidae " sea lions, eared seals, fur seals Odobenidae " walrusPhocidae " true (earless) seals, elephant seals Canidae " dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, dingos Ursidae " bears, panda Procyonidae " raccoons, kinkajous, ringtails, ...
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Seals are different from their aquatic cousins, the Fur Seal and Sea lions in a number of ways. The most prominent difference being Fur Seals and Sea lions can walk about on all fours, seals can only wriggle on their stomachs.
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Sea lions in California have been observed biting off these fins and tossing the fish around like a Frisbee. Scientists wonder if the sea lions do this in order to soften the fish's tough, sandpapery skin before eating it.
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On land they will feed on seal and sea lion carcasses, as well as cockles, limpets and snails in the intertidal zone. They will also use human-altered habitats, feeding at landfills and taking food from people at marinas and beaches.
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The harbor seal cannot walk on all four limbs like a sea lion. It moves awkwardly on land, but is well-suited for the water environment. One way to tell a seal from a sea lion is that the seal has no visible ear flaps.
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In addition to global warming and natural predation by sharks, orcas, leopard seals, sea lions and fur seals, other threats to penguins include impacts on habitat due to oil spills, pesticides, construction, ...
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Pacific white-sided dolphins swim in groups with other dolphins and sea lions. Often they can be seen doing flips in the air and leaping out of the water! These dolphins can live up to 45 years! Lots More: Sounds, Videos, Etcetera on Marine Mammals ...
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Great whites are skilled predators, hunting seals, sea lions, fish, squid and even smaller whales and sharks. They do not chew their food. They rip prey into chunks they can swallow whole. Status: ...
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Common Name California Sea LionScientific Name Zalophus Californianus Distribution Coasts of Southern California and northwestern Mexico ...
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They compete with sea lions, small whales, penguins and cormorants for fish. Though the southern river otter, Lontra provocax, eats about 90% of similar prey, they hunt in clamer waters in bays, avoiding the rocky coast.
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Seal Aquatic carnivorous mammal. Pinnipedia , there are three families consisting of , the eared fur seals and sea lions (Otariidae ) the true, earless , or hair seals (Phocidae) ; and the walrus (0dobenidae).
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Visit our picture galleries for penguin breeding site maps, population graphs and Falkland Island bird, seal and sea lion guides. Click the pictures below to explore. Falklands Penguins Picture Gallery ...
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At the zoo the otters are fed shrimp, squid, clam meat, whole clams, crabs, mussels, krill, pollock, and capelin. Animals that eat sea otters include orcas, sharks, and sea lions. Bald eagles have been known to prey on sea otter pups.
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In the past, condors were noted feeding upon marine mammal carcasses ( whales, sea lions etc.) along the Pacific Coast; this habit has resumed with the flock at Big Sur, California. Condors will often eat small bones in order to gain calcium.
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 See also: Lion, Otter, Whale, California sea lion, Dolphin
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