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ORDERS OF MAMMALS— SEALS AND SEA-LIONS 
FAMILIES. 
EXAMPLES DESCRIBED . 1 
ORDER 
PINNI- 
PEDIA. 
Sea-Lions, 
Seals, . . 
Walruses, 
O-TA-RI'I-DAE, . 
PHO'CI-DAE, . . 
OD-O-BEN'I-DAE, 
i California Sea-Lion, 
- Steller’s Sea-Lion, 
1 Fur “ Seal,” . . 
/ Ringed Seal, . . 
1 Harbor Seal, . . 
( Harp Seal, . . . 
f Hooded Seal, . . 
( Ribbon Seal, . . 
( Pacific Walrus, 
1 Atlantic Walrus, . 
Zalophus calif ornianus. 
Eumetopias stelleri. 
Callotaria ursina. 
Phoca foetida. 
Phoca vitulina. 
Phoca groenlandica. 
Cystophora cristata. 
Histriophoca fasciata . 
Odobenus obesus. 
Odobenus rosmarus. 
THE SEA-LION FAMILY. 
The California Sea-Lion , 2 or Barking Sea- 
Lion, is the most familiar representative of the 
first group, for the reason that this species is 
easiest to catch alive, and keep in captivity. In 
zoological gardens and travelling shows, this is 
the animal which cries out so frequently, and 
with ear-piercing clearness and volume, “How- 
woo! Hook! Hoook! Hook!” It inhabits nearly 
the entire coast of California, the Farallone 
Islands, the famous Cliff House rocks, and the 
Lower California peninsula. Full-grown males 
are about 7 feet in length, weigh about 450 
pounds, and all are of a uniform dark-brown 
color. An adult female which died in the Zoo- 
logical Park weighed 112 pounds and measured- 
length of head and body, 56J inches, tail, 2f 
inches, total length from nose to end of hind dip- 
pers, 701 inches, girth, 31 J inches. These creatures 
are very active in the water, and can climb rocks, 
1 The most important of these species will be 
found well described and commented upon in Mr. 
Henry W. Elliott’s interesting volume entitled “Our 
Arctic Province.” (Charles Scribner’s Sons.) 
2 ZaV o-phus cal-i-for-ni-an'us. 
Keller, Photo., N. Y. Zoological Park. 
CALIFORNIA SEA-LION. 
and even high cliffs, with surprising agility. 
When frightened, Captain Scammon says they 
will leap from a height of sixty feet into the sea. 
The hair of this animal is very short, coarse, 
and of no value. The California Sea-Lions rarely 
eat fish, but live chiefiy upon squids, shell-fish 
