SEA-LION 



Color. — Sexes colored very much the same; pelage moder- 

 ately coarse, but sleek and shining when wet. 



Yellowish brown above and below, varying sometimes 

 through darker shades to dull black. 



Measurements.— Average male: Total length, 98 inches; 

 hind flippers, tip to tip outstretched, 37 inches; estimated 



Fig. 38. California Sea-lion 



weight, 500 pounds. Individuals may exceed this; an old 

 male in the New York Aquarium was weighed by Dr. C. H. 

 Townsend and found to scale 620 pounds. 



Geographical Distribution.— Pacific coast of North America. 



Food. — Fish of many species, crustaceans and squid. 



Enemies. — Killer Whales. 



Species of Sea-Lions 

 Genus Zalophus 



California Sea-lion. — Zalophus californianus (Lesson). 



As described above. Found along Pacific coast from south- 

 ern Mexico to northern California. 



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