CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
Sea Lion 
THE SEA LION BASIN 
The Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus). This interesting de¬ 
partment is located opposite the Prairie Dog Village. It is a 
large circular enclosure, sixty feet in diameter. It is enclosed by 
a high substantial fence of iron. A rookery, twenty-five feet in 
diameter, is located in the center. Here are generally found 
several fine specimens. The sea lion is properly known by the 
name hair seal. They are found in large numbers on the west 
coast of California, southward. They breed in captivity and it 
is not uncommon to find baby sea lions in our collection. 
The sea lions we now have were captured at the Santa Bar¬ 
bara Islands, which are located about fifty miles south of 
San Francisco. The mode of capturing these animals is simple, 
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