Sea lion
Unlike the true, or earless, seals (family Phocidae), sea lions and other eard seals
(family Otariidae) are able to rotate their hind flippers forward to
use all four limbs when moving about on land. Sea lions also have longer
flippers than true seals. Sea lions feed principally on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods s(squid and octopus), but they also will consume penguins.
Breeding occurs in large herds, the males establishing harems of 3 to
20 females. Brown pups are born after a gestation period of 12 months.
Sea lions are hunted, though not on a large scale, for their meat,
hides, and blubber.
Sea lion
Sea lion
Sea lion
Sea lion
Sea lion
Sea lion
Sea lion
Sea lion
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