Sea Lion
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
Sea Lion
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
Sea lions are sea mammals characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short, thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they comprise the family Otariidae, eared seals, which contains six extant and one extinct species (the Japanese sea lion) in five genera. Their range extends from the subarcti to tropical waters of the global ocea in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with the notable exception of the northern Atlantic Ocean.They have an average lifespan of 20–30 years. A male California sea lion weighs on average about 300 kg (660 lb) and is about 8 ft (2.4 m) long, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 6 ft (1.8 m) long. The largest sea lion is Steller's sea lion, which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 10 ft (3.0 m). Sea lions consume large quantities of food at a time and are known to eat about 5–8% of their body weight (about 15–35 lb (6.8–15.9 kg)) at a single feeding. Sea lions can go around 16 knots in water and at their fastest they can go up to 30 knots. Three species, the Australian sea lion, the Galápagos sea lion and the New Zealand sea lion are listed as Endangered.
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
Animal Photographs
11/14/2018
Wildlife One A Day
12/06/2018
KINGDOM ANIMALIA
05/18/2019
WATER FORMS
01/01/2010
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September 10th, 2018
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