OuiSi Nature · Card 130
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Date
- January 19, 2018
Photograph byInka CresswellDescription
This sleek animal is a coastal eared seal native to western North America and can swim at up to 25 miles per hour. California sea lions have visible ear flaps, and haul out on sandy beaches and rocky coves, and on marina docks, jetties and buoys. Their numbers have been rising since at least 1975, when the Marine Mammal Protection Act began protecting them.
Photo linkinstagram.com/p/BeIrrVKDzK1
Learn moremarinemammalcenter.org
The photographer
Inka Cresswell
Wildlife Filmmaker, B.Sc. Marine Biologist, Underwater Photographer / Researcher, Rebreather/Tech Diver, HSE Media Diver
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