SEA LION or HAIR SEAL 



Zalophus calif or nianus. 



The sea lions, also known as "eared" seals, because, unlike the 

 true seals and the walrus, they have clearly defined external ears, are 

 divided into two classes: fur-seals, famous for their covering, and 

 hair seals, which lack the thick underfur that makes the former so 

 valuable, but have some commercial importance because of their 

 hides and oil. Both classes have the same characteristics and the 

 California!! one, while belonging to the second, is a representative 

 type. His native haunts are off the coast of California, among the 

 Farallone Islands, and the Cliff House rocks, but he is not infre- 

 quently seen in captivity, being an interesting attraction at Zoological 

 Gardens, circuses and other animal exhibitions. They are more 

 easily trained than might be supposed from their clumsy appearance 



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