CALIFORNIA SEA LION

WHERE CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS ARE FOUND

• Western coast and islands of North America
• Vancouver island
• Southeast Alaska
• British Columbia
• Baka California in Mexico

TYPICAL BEHAVIOR

• They are very social animals
• They often rest in groups on land or float on the oceans surface
• They also like to "surf" breaking waves
• They sometimes are seen "porpoising" (jumping out of water) to speed up their swimming
• They don't migrate, they stay in the gulf of California year round

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WHAT THEY EAT

• They eat mostly squid
• They eat lots do different types of fish
• They eat octopus
• And they even eat a number of small sharks

REPRODUCTION

• They breed between May and August
• They give birth to their pups in May in June
• The males claim breeding rookeries, and they stay on it as long as possible to increase their chances of breeding
• The males have to fast, and they rely on a thick layer of fat called blubber, and this usually lasts the male 27 days
• Most fights occur during this time, and males display vocalizations, head-shaking, and stares to keep their territory

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CALIFORNIA SEA LION PHYLA

• Phylum- Chordata
• They are from the Animalia kingdom
• They are from the Mammalia class
• They are from the Ottariidae family

ENDANGERMENT

• There are 238,000 California sea lions
• They are protected on the Marine Mammal protection act, which outlaws hunting, killing, capture, and harassment of the animal
• So many are affected by malnutrition, cancer, pneumonia, gunshots, and other wounds
• Many of them are diagnosed with domorcacia toxicosis, which is a condition caused by alga blooms which cause animals to have seizures.
• Hundreds of sea lions are affected by this condition.

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