Sea Lion

Eumetopias

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Zalophus

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Otaria

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Neophoca

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Phocarctos

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A sea lion is any of several marine mammals of the family Otariidae. Sea lions are characterized by the presence of external ear pinnae or flaps, long front flippers, and the ability to walk on four flippers on land. Sea lions are generally found in coastal waters of the temperate to subpolar regions of both northern and southern hemispheres.

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• SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA
• Family Otariidae
• Subfamily Arctocephalinae: fur seals
• Subfamily Otariinae
• Steller's Sea Lion, Eumetopias jubatus
• California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
• South American Sea Lion, Otaria flavescens
• Australian Sea Lion, Neophoca cinerea
• New Zealand Sea Lion, Phocarctos hookeri
• Family Phocidae: true seals
• Family Odobenidae: Walrus

A hybrid sealion from a cross between the California sealion (Zalophus californianus) and the South American sealion (Otaria byronia) has occurred. A genetically confirmed Harp seal x Hooded seal hybrid has occurred.

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Marine mammal: A marine mammal is a mammal that is primarily ocean-dwelling or depends on the ocean for its food. There are five groups of marine mammals:...

Otariidae: REDIRECT Eared seal...

Pinna: The pinna is the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head. We often use the pinna, which is also called the auricle, for hanging earrings and resting eyeglasses, but the evolutionary purpose of the pinna is to collect sound. It does so by acting as a funnel, amplifying the sound and ...

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