What is the taxonomy of a sea lion?
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| Suborder | Caniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores |
| Family | Otariidae Gray, 1825 – eared seals, sea lions |
| Genus | Zalophus Gill, 1866 – California sea lions |
| Species | Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) – California Sealion, Lobo-marino californiano, California sea lion |
What is the taxonomy of seals?
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| Suborder | Caniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores |
| Family | Phocidae Gray, 1821 – earless seals, true seals |
| Genus | Phoca Linnaeus, 1758 – hair seals, harbor seals |
| Species | Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 – Harbor Seal, phoque commun, Foca común, common seal |
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What domain is a sea lion?
Eukaryote
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What are sea lions adaptations?
Thick, oily fur and a layer of blubber enables sea lions to retain a high body temperature in frigid waters. A special process called thermoregulation also allows sea lions to keep warm. Thermoregulation occurs because the blood vessels on a sea lion’s flipper are exposed as they are not covered by blubber or fur.
How would you describe a sea lion?
Description: The California sea lion is probably the most commonly seen pinniped along our coast. It has distinct external ears, large eyes, and elongated front flippers. Its hind flippers can be turned forward under its body, allowing it to walk on land. The smaller hind flippers help in steering.
What’s the difference between a seal and a sea lion?
Sea lions (left) are brown, bark loudly, “walk” on land using their large flippers and have visible ear flaps. Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land, and lack visible ear flaps. Secondly, sea lions have small flaps for outer ears. The “earless” or “true” seals lack external ears altogether.
Can a seal and sea lion mate?
Unlike whales, seals and sea lions have not developed the ability to mate and give birth in the sea. Sea lions and fur seals bear their young on land.
What are sea lions related to?
Sea lions are related to walruses and seals. Together with the fur seals, they constitute the family Otariidae, collectively known as eared seals.
How does the sea lion survive in its cold environment?
Sea lions have unique adaptations that allow them to maintain their high body temperature while swimming around in icy water. The first of these is a thick blubber layer, which is approximately an inch thick. Covering that blubber is tightly packed fur. But even with this wetsuit, a sea lion can get cold.
How do sea lions maintain homeostasis?
Sea lions have the ability to regulate their own body temperature. They can often be seen floating with one flipper out of the water. To cool down, they put their flipper into the water then raise it back up into the air which cools them off during the evaporation process. This process is called thermoregulation..
Why is a sea lion called a sea lion?
Sea lions are characterized by a coat of short coarse hair that lacks a distinct undercoat. Except for the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), males have lion-like manes and constantly roar to defend their harems (hence their name).
How do you generally identify male vs female sea lions and seals?
Unlike harbor seals and other true seals, California sea lions have external ear flaps and long, dog-like muzzles. Males are a chocolate brown, females are tan to golden brown. The coat darkens to almost black when wet. As adult males age, their heads become light tan.
