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Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
The Steller sea lion is the largest of all the sea lions, and the difference between the sexes is so extreme that bulls and cows barely look like the same animal: the male is several times heavier and carries a thick mane over the neck and shoulders. Like all sea lions, and unli…
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- Despite their bulk, Steller sea lions can dive to depths of over 400 meters (1,300 feet) when hunting for food.
- The largest of all sea lions, with bulls so much bigger and so heavily maned they scarcely resemble the females. It can rotate its hind flippers forward and walk, even climb rock — something true seals cannot do. Breeding males hold territory and fast for weeks, losing huge amounts of weight rather than give ground. Its Alaskan population collapsed by around 80% in a few decades, and scientists still argue about why.
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