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Sea lions and fur seals (eared seals)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals)
Species on page - 4 species in 2 genera depicted (out of 15 species in 7 genera)
Galápagos Sea Lion
(Zalophus wollebaeki)
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California Sea Lion
(Zalophus californianus)
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Cape fur seal or brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)
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Galápagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
Galpagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
Galápagos 2010
Regal
Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
Posing - underwater
Canon Powershot D10 underwater camera,
July 29, 2010
When sea lions sing opera
When sea lions walk
This photo illustrates one of the key differences between sea lions (otariids)
and seals (phocids), namely the ability to use the forelimbs for locomotion.
When sea lions perform ballet
Española
Canon Powershot D10 underwater camera,
July 28, 2010
Bob, Chuckie, and Zalophus
Darwin scrutinizes North Seymour mockingbird; mockingbird
scrutinizes
Darwin, admires his sea lion wings.
North Seymour Island
July 27, 2010
Elkhorn Slough 2010
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
Salty Simbas
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
Lion amongst the elephants
Unexpected visitor
Seal ion and Sea lion
High tailing
Sea lion
with cookie cutter shark scar
March 15, 2014
Close-up of cookie cutter shark scar
Cape fur seal or brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)
When fur seals rock out
Seal Island
Hout Bay, South Africa
with Wendy and Zarek
Inflight fur seal
Cape fur seal
Seal Island
Hout Bay, South Africa
with Wendy and Zarek
Bouyant
Cape fur seal
Seal Island
Hout Bay, South Africa
with Wendy and Zarek
Cape fur seal
Cape fur seal
Three Cape fur seals
Fate is sealed
Cape fur seal
Cape Cross
Namibia
August 23, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
Thigotropism
Sun worship
Monumental
Nursing
Colony
All lined up
Surfing
Placenta
Galápagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
Yoda visits the Galápagos
Galápagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
Santiago Island
Canon Rebel T1i,
August 2, 2010
Marine mammals
Otariids: sea lions and fur
seals
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Seals
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Sea otters
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Whales
Related pages
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Animals
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Año Nuevo
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Elkhorn Slough
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Lions
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Sun and Moon
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modified: October 12, 2018
created: August 9, 2010
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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