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A male California sea lion weighs on average about 300 kg (660 lb) and is about 2.4 m (8 ft) long, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 1.8 m (6 ft) long. The largest sea lions are Steller's sea lions , which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 3.0 m (10 ft).
California sea lions feed on a number of species of fish and squid, and are preyed on by orcas and great white sharks. California sea lions have a polygynous breeding pattern. From May to August, males establish territories and try to attract females with which to mate. Females are free to move in between territories, and are not coerced by males.
The great white is an epipelagic fish, observed mostly in the presence of rich game, such as fur seals (Arctocephalus ssp.), sea lions, cetaceans, other sharks, and large bony fish species. In the open ocean, it has been recorded at depths as great as 1,200 m (3,900 ft). [ 10 ]
Great white sharks have adopted the strategy of breaching to catch fast-moving prey like sea lions and seals. The unexpected leap allows the shark to take its prey by surprise. Their long bodies ...
The area has a very large population of marine mammals, such as elephant seals, harbor seals, sea otters and sea lions, which are favored prey of great white sharks. [1] Around thirty-eight percent of recorded great white shark attacks on humans in the United States have occurred within the Red Triangle—eleven percent of the worldwide total. [2]
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Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus NT (ssp. jubatus - western Steller sea lion EN, ssp. monteriensis - Loughlin’s Steller sea lion LC) Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea EN; South American sea lion, Otaria byronia LC; New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri EN; California sea lion, Zalophus californianus LC; Japanese sea lion, Zalophus ...
The group of mostly male sea lions travels every year from the Channel Islands to rest and feed; they usually stay along adjacent beaches but this time, they decided to call San Carlos Beach their ...