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The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia. [2] It is currently monotypic in the genus Neophoca , with the extinct Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion Neophoca palatina the only known congener. [ 3 ]
Sea lions consume large quantities of food at a time and are known to eat about 5–8% of their body weight (about 6.8–15.9 kg (15–35 lb)) at a single feeding. Sea lions can move around 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) in water and at their fastest they can reach a speed of about 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). [3]
Jentink, 1892. The Japanese sea lion ( Zalophus japonicus) ( Japanese: ニホンアシカ, romanized : Nihon ashika, Korean : 강치, 바다사자) [ 3] was an aquatic mammal that became extinct in the 1970s. It was considered to be a subspecies of the related California sea lion ( Z. californianus) until 2003. They inhabited the western North ...
A woman going for a swim in Canada had a “once in a lifetime” wildlife encounter when she noticed a sea lion fighting an octopus, a video shows. Lindsay Bryant spotted the sea lion splashing ...
An adult female sea lion can weigh up to 250 pounds, and an adult male up to 1,000. He said several people — from four to six — are needed to rescue one adult female, which means resources are ...
The California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of six species of sea lions. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California. California sea lions are sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females, and have a thicker ...
The sea lions are suffering from domoic acid poisoning in higher numbers than ... Rulli said people seeing sea lions that appear ill should report the sighting to the center at 415-289-SEAL (7325
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.