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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).
Sea lions are covered with coarse guard hairs, while fur seals have a thick underfur, which has historically made them the objects of commercial exploitation. Male otariids range in size from the 70 kg (150 lb) Galápagos fur seal , smallest of all otariids, to the over 1,000-kg (2,200-lb) Steller sea lion .
The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), also known as Steller's sea lion or the northern sea lion, is a large, near-threatened species of sea lion, predominantly found in the coastal marine habitats of the northeast Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest regions of North America, from north-central California to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia to Alaska.
The marine mammals often seen on the shores of the American and Sacramento rivers are sea lions. While sea lions and seals are both pinnipeds, meaning that they have flippers for feet, there are ...
What Do Different Sea Lion Sounds Mean? Sea lions actually make a variety of different sounds, and are overall, pretty noisy...so much so that their sounds can be heard miles away. Sea lions grunt ...
Drone footage shows the mesmerizing patterns created by a giant bait-ball as two sea lions dart in and out attempting to catch a meal. The huge shoal of fish dances as the sea lion goes hunting ...
California sea lion. Z. californianus (Lesson, 1828) Pacific North American coast (dark blue indicates breeding grounds) Size: 165–220 cm (65–87 in) long; 275–390 kg (606–860 lb) [23] Habitat: Neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine [24] Diet: A variety of fish and squid [24] LC 180,000 [24] Galápagos sea lion
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.