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Sea lion attacks on humans are rare, but when humans come within approximately 2.5 meters (8 ft), it can be very unsafe. [26] In a highly unusual attack in 2007 in Western Australia, a sea lion leapt from the water and seriously mauled a 13-year-old girl surfing behind a speedboat. The sea lion appeared to be preparing for a second attack when ...
Midge the Sea Lion (1985–2010), a resident of Oklahoma City Zoo; Mum (sea lion), the first sea lion to give birth in mainland New Zealand for over a century. Neil (born 2020), southern elephant seal in Tasmania, Australia. Owha, a leopard seal who resided in the northern North Island of New Zealand.
The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de la Plata . [2] Being fairly social, they are often spotted sun-bathing on sandy shores or rock groups, or gliding through the surf.
California sea lion Luce gave birth to her second pup, Nessie, on June 25 after an 11-month pregnancy. Nessie, named after the mythical Loch Ness monster, is the third pup born at Blair Drummond ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population South American sea lion. O. flavescens (Shaw, 1800) Southeastern and western South American coast and islands: Size: Male: 210–260 cm (83–102 in) long; 300–350 kg (661–772 lb) Female: 150–200 cm (59–79 in) long; 170 kg (375 lb) [21]
Jade was born under a crib in 2016 at Kaka Point, Otago, [1] [2] [3] the first pup of a sea lion named Matariki. [4] She was later given the name "Jade," which was the name of the crib owners' late son. In January 2024, it was discovered that she had swum 60 kilometres up the Clutha River while pregnant, to a property near Tuapeka. While it is ...
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Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus NT (ssp. jubatus - western Steller sea lion EN, ssp. monteriensis - Loughlin’s Steller sea lion LC) Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea EN; South American sea lion, Otaria byronia LC; New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri EN; California sea lion, Zalophus californianus LC; Japanese sea lion, Zalophus ...