Sea lion
Sea lions are several pinnipeds from the family Otariidae (eared seals). They live all around the world, except in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Male sea lions have thick fur around the face and neck, which sometimes looks like a lion's mane. That's how they got the name "sea lion". Some, like the Steller sea lion, can actually roar! Of course, these pinnipeds are not really lions at all, but they are mammals. Like lions, they have fur, breathe air, give birth to live young, and feed milk to their young. They also eat meat, though sea lions eat the meat of fishes, squids, and sea birds instead of land animals. Sea lions are also fierce fighters, just like lions.
Species
The pinniped species called "sea lion" are: [1]
- Steller sea lion or northern sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
- Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)
- South American sea lion or southern sea ion (Otaria flavescens)
- New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
- California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Sea Lion Media
Steller sea lions haul out on a rock off the coast of Raspberry Island (Alaska).
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Sea lion heart. Otariinae. Technique of latex injection and formalin fixation on display at the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy, FMVZ USP.*This file was published as the result of a partnership between the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy FMVZ USP, the RIDC NeuroMat and the Wikimedia Community User Group Brasil. This GLAM project is reported.
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Two sea lions on the beach of Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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Sea lions entertain a crowd in Central Park Zoo
Hundreds of California sea lions congregating at Pier 39, San Francisco
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A gathering of more than 40 sea lions off the coast of Moss Landing, California
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GiGi, a sea lion trained by the U.S. Navy for underwater recovery, nuzzles merchant mariner Capt. Arne Willehag of the USNS Sioux during a 1983 training session.
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A sea lion at the Memphis Zoo
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A sea lion pup sleeping at Pantai Inn
A sea lion in Malibu, California
References
- ↑ Wynen L.P. et al 2001. Phylogenetic relationships within the eared seals (Otariidae: Carnivora): implications for the historical biogeography of the family. Mol. Phylog. Evol. 21 (2): 270–284. doi:10.1006/mpev.2001.1012. PMID 11697921.