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.
Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
No photo of the Steller Sea Lion available.
Steller sea lions are the largest sea lions and are often confused with California sea lions. Steller males are larger than bears, weighing up to 2,200 pounds. They can be 8 to 11 feet long.
Steller sea lions forage near the shore for fish such as: walleye pollock, herring, capelin, mackerel, rockfish, and salmon; and cephalopods such as squid and octopus.
Steller Sea Lion
Videos:
Steller Cove: An Introduction
Sea Lions get their Teeth Brushed ...
Steller sea lions are the largest of the eared seals and are highly aggressive in the breeding season. The males haul out on to rocky shores and then hang on to their hard won territories at any cost.
Steller Sea Lion
Order: Carnivora
Family: Otariidae
Eumetopias jubatus - male, upper center; female, lower right; juvenile, lower left
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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 ...
Vulnerable: Steller sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Guadeloupe fur seal, Juan Fernandez fur seal
Rare: Australian sea lion
Insufficient Data: all other species ...
Today there are seven different species of sea lion found in waters around the world, These are the Steller sea lion which is also known as the northern sea lion as it is found in the North Pacific Ocean, ...
Six Sea Lion Species: There are six living species of sea lion: the Steller sea lion, California sea lion, Galapagos sea lion, South American sea lion, Australian sea lion and New Zealand sea lion. The Japanese sea lion went extinct in the 1950's.
Predators: Harbor seals are hunted by , , sharks, Steller sea lions, , , and coyotes.
A combination of overfishing, shooting by fishermen and climate change have presumably led to the decline of the Steller sea lion population in Alaska by as much as 80% since the 1970s.
Predators: Northern Fur Seals are hunted by killer whales (orcas), some sharks, foxes, and Steller sea lions.
 See also: Sea Lion, Lion, Squid, Fur Seal, Pinniped
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