Today's Seal Is: THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN

California sea lions By: Chuck Nicklin From: The Fascinating Secrets of Oceans & Islands 1972

“Seeweed toy”

“A young California sea lion plays with kelp off Islas Coronado (Mexico) while another juvenile watches.”

by Celia Kujala

seal/sea lion/selkie doodle comp post bc i love them.

Since my drawing practice sheet featuring birds got a lot of positive attention, I thought I'd do a second part. This time I practiced drawing marine mammals, and by marine mammals, I mean mostly Baikal seals. 🦭

Originally featured 10/10/23

PHOTO DUMPP

A few extant California state animals!

Plus a California Sea Lion and a Banana Slug.

CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS

Kelilah the California sea lion

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Photographed at the Pittsburgh Zoo

I just want to say how much I love this blog <3 whenever I'm having a bad day I like to go though the blog looking at the seals and it always makes me feel a lil better :)

The Seals Heal!....

(Disclaimer: The SealsDaily Seals™️are entertainment and not a suitable alternative to psychiatric help. Observe responsibly.)

California sea lion By: Karl W. Kenyon From: Natural History Magazine 1956

Sometimes when I’m birdwatching

The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is one of the 6 extant species of sea lion in the subfamily Otariinae, which is native to the pacific coasts of North America from southeastern Alaska to central mexico. California sea lions are known to feed on a fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. A social and intelligent species sea lions often work together to drive and hunt individual large fish or schools of smaller fish, they are also known to cooperatively hunt with other predators, such as dolphins, porpoises, and seabirds. Some sea lions have even learned how to use man made damns and fish ladders to catch salmon and trout when they are forced into a bottleneck. California sea lions are themselves preyed upon by orcas and large sharks particularly great whites. California sea lions differ in size, shape, and coloration between the sexes. While females reach around 6 to 7ft (1.8 to 2.1m) long and 200 – 250lbs (90 to 114kgs) in weight, Males can grow up 7.5 to 8.9ft (2.3 to 2.7m) long and 750 to upwards of 1,400lbs (340 to 635kgs) in weight. Females typically have a tawny brown pelage, while males are dark brown to black, with Pups being dark brown or black in color. California sea lions breed gregariously between May and August, when they arrive at their breeding rookeries. Here males establish a territory, which they will try to guard for as long as possible (on average 27 days). Females come ashore pregnant from the previous mating season and will give birth to a single pup soon after arriving. While ashore to care its pup females will mate with one or more males. After 10 days, young will gather in nurseries which are guarded from predators by the males while their mothers return to the ocean to forage. After around 7 months the Pups begin learning to forage at sea and are fully weaned by 1 year old. Under ideal conditions a California seal lion will reach sexual maturity at around 3.5 years for females, and 5 for males, may live up to 30.

Animal of the Day!

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

(Photo from Smithsonian National Zoo)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Eastern Pacific Ocean

Size (Weight/Length)- 385 kg; 2 m

Diet- Fish; Squid; Crustaceans; Mollusks

Cool Facts- The extremely intelligent California sea lion is a highly social species of sea lion. Often hunting and sleeping together, their barking calls are easily identifiable. Despite having California in their name, California sea lions live from Mexico to Alaska and the many islands beyond it. During the mating seasons, California sea lions gather in mass on beaches to raise their pups. A female will give birth to a single pup that will stay at her side for a year and a half as the mother teaches them how to swim and hunt.

Rating- 13/10 (Don’t let the flippers fool you, you will be outrun.)

Hiiii yall! Today I went to see some Sea Lions while going to the Newport beaches,they kinda stinked but it was fun watching them (*∩ω∩)

I also found these Sea Lion figures but they costed 15 dollars (;﹏;) I did get some Marionberry Icecream either way which was nice.I hope you guys had a good day today : ))