By Cael R. Crosby Sea Lions are Classified in Strange Ways Sea lions are considered Marine Mammals. Males are classified as bulls and females are cows.

By Cael R.

Crosby

Super Silly Sea Lions

Sea Lions are Classified in Strange Ways

• Sea lions are considered Marine Mammals.

• Males are classified as bulls and females are cows.

• Their offspring are called pups.

• A group is called a pod or colony.

Stepen Adolph is an animal expert who helps classify animals like sea lions.

David Carpender also an animal expert.

Special Breeds

• A Seller sea lion is the biggest breed. It lives in the northern pacific near Alaska.

• A New Zealand is the rarest breed.

A Stellar sea lion.

Six New Zealand sea lions.

Early Growing

• A new born is usually 10-15 lbs.

• When they are a month old when they enter childhood at 20-30 lbs. but, only four mouths later they are 40-55 lbs.

• By the time they are 110 lbs. and 3 ft. long

Other Growing Facts

• An Adult male is usually about 900 lbs. and 5 ft. but, a female is only about 700 lbs. and 4 ft. long.

• They usually live 20-35 years.

Female vs. Male in Appearances Part 1: Differences

• Males are much bigger than females (for exact details see slide #5).

• Another difference is males have fur on their necks unlike the female.

• Males have longer teeth.

This is a female sea- lion.

This is a male sea lion.

Female vs. Male in Appearances Part 2:Similarities

• They both have sharp teeth.

• Also, they can be brown, tan, or black.

Their Diet

• They mostly eat fresh fish.

• When they are hungry they will eat seaweed though their stomachs aren’t accustomed to it. They just do it for the easy catch.

• Newborns are fed breast milk unless it loses its mother.

Their Crazy Behaviors

• A male can and will survive for three weeks without food and risk its life for its colony.

• They can dive 600 and hold their breath under water.

Swimming is fun for sea lions.

He’s just showing off to the humans!

Fun Facts

• There is 7 species of sea lions.

• They can walk on four flippers.

• Male sea lions can eat 30-45 pounds of food every day.( The fourth flipper is behind in the photo.)

Other Sea Lion Fun Facts.

• Sea lions can’t smell under water.

• All sea lion breeds are endangered.

• The Japanese sea lion is extinct.

This is a Japanese sea lion.

Seals are Different From Sea Lions

Seal• Seals are low and pretty

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• Seals don’t like the water as much.

Sea lion• Sea lions are up right.

• Sea lions are better adapted to the water.

Bibliography.

• Pichon, Joelle. The sea lion. Waterville: Charesbrighe publishing, 1992, print

• “Facts About sea lions.” www.sealion-world.com web. 16 April 2015

Thank you for reading!