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The New Zealand sea lion, aka Hooker’s sea lion, pakake (for both male and female), whakahao (male), or kake (female) in Māori, hails from New Zealand and primarily breeds on New Zealand’s subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands, and have recently been slowly breeding and recolonizing around the coast of New […]

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The Stellar sea lion, aka Stellar’s sea lion or northern sea lion, is a large sea lion species that can be found from northwestern U.S., western Canada, on over to east Asia and Japan. As pinnipeds go, only the walrus and the 2 elephant seal species outsize them. These sea […]

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The South American sea lion, aka southern sea lion or the Patagonian sea lion, can be found along much of the South American Coastline, from the west coast, to the east coast. They are threatened by overfishing and over harvesting of their food source, as well as by water pollution […]

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The Australian sea lion, aka Australian sealion, Australian sea-lion, or white-capped sea lion, hails from Western and Southern Australia. They prefer sandy beaches, beaches with cliffs, and isolated bays. Sadly, these critters face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of commercial development, tourism, and aquacultural […]

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The Galápagos sea lion lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands. They can also be found on Isla de la Plata, mainland Ecuador, and Isla del Coco. These sea lions have a preference for low-lying sandy beaches and steep, rocky cliff sides. Due to Invasive species, disease, climate change, and […]

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The sea lion looks like a seal, but there are a couple differences. Seals, sea lions, and walruses are in a scientific group of critters called pinnipeds, which means “feather foot” or “wing foot”. The wet “staining” is from their eyes watering to remove salt water from their eyes. “I’m […]

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