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California sea lions may eat alone or in small to large groups, depending on the amount of food available. They sometimes cooperate with other predators, such as dolphins, porpoises, and seabirds, when hunting large schools of fish. [24] California sea lions sometimes follow dolphins and exploit their hunting efforts. [4]
The sea lions seen in Sacramento are typically adult males coming from the Channel Islands off the coasts of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, NOAA spokesman Michael Milstein told The Bee in 2022.
Growls are made when sea lions are being aggressive, and roars, whines, and buzzing sounds are used during mating season. Sea lions also use their sense of vision and smell to identify each other ...
An eared seal, otariid, or otary is any member of the marine mammal family Otariidae, one of three groupings of pinnipeds.They comprise 15 extant species in seven genera (another species became extinct in the 1950s) and are commonly known either as sea lions or fur seals, distinct from true seals (phocids) and the walrus ().
Hauling out is a behaviour associated with pinnipeds (true seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses) temporarily leaving the water. [1] [2] Hauling-out typically occurs between periods of foraging activity. [1] [3] [4] Rather than remain in the water, pinnipeds haul out onto land or sea ice for reasons such as reproduction and rest.
This species, particularly males, “can travel long distances in a season,” according to a nonprofit. Massive, rare sea lion unexpectedly appears at California pier. What makes him special?
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).
Sea lions are stranding themselves on a long stretch of the California coast and showing signs that they may have been poisoned by a bloom of harmful algae, experts said Thursday. The Channel ...