SmolSelkie ðŸ¦âœ¨ðŸª´It's World Sea Lion Day, here's one of my favorite pictures. A couple lorg Steller Sea Lions enjoying (and mostly sinking) a boat.
Adrianna TanMaking ‘run to see a giant sea lion every morning’ part of my self care routine
Chonkers the Steller sea lion draws crowds at San Francisco's Pier 39
A massive sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is charming tourists and locals at San Francisco's Pier 39. On Thursday morning, visitors snapped photos of the Steller sea lion as he flopped on the pier among much smaller California sea lions. Chonkers is estimated to weigh between 1,500 and 2,000 pounds. He likely came from waters off Washington or Oregon. Laura Gill from The Marine Mammal Center says the pier offers protection from predators and plenty of food. Sea lions have gathered at the pier since after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, becoming a tourist attraction.
charring auhThe #Stellersealion (Eumetopias jubatus), also known as Steller's sea lion or the northern sea lion, is a large, near-threatened species of sea lion, predominantly found in the coastal marine habitats of the northeast Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest regions
Cascade PineSea lions on the breakwater at a Seattle marina.
Might this be our two different species of sea lions? I read that Steller Sea Lions are larger and light-colored, and California Sea Lions are smaller and darker-colored. If you know sea lions, let me know what you think. 😄
Catherine Babault#WildlifeWednesday - Two male Steller sea lions and lots of female trying to get some rest on a boulder on the coast of Vancouver Island. They constantly bark and bicker so I'm not sure if they can really rest. This is a species of special concern in British Columbia.
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