The Sea Lion is a very interesting animal. What makes it so interesting is that even though it is endangered, it manages to live very well. Sea Lions are mammals therefore it is a vertebrate and warm-blooded. Sea Lions have guard hairs and under fur.They are gray, has whiskers and four flippers and his nails are in side his flipper to help it scratch,and also it is very cute! Sea Lions are about 900 kilograms ( 2,000 pounds). They are about 9 feet tall. Some Sea Lions may be as big as a small car. Those are some interesting facts about the Sea Lions description.
The Sea Lion is found in North America and South America and it lives most of its life on land and in water. The climate of its home is just-right or warmer. You will usually find the Sea Lion in a big group. The Sea Lion's leader is usually the big Bull. It's predators are Killer Whales. It is a carnivore witch means Sea Lions only eat meat. It eats Penguins and fish. It catches it's prey by sneaking up on it and catches it really, really fast. When Sea Lions find food, they bring it home to their family!
The Sea Lions life-cycle starts when it is a pup. Summer is mating season. One year after mating season the mother cow can have one baby every year in 25 years. The Sea Lion can live up to 30 years. The babies are born on the beach. Since Sea Lions are mammals, the pups are born live. When the pup is born it looks like its mother only smaller. The mother cow raises the pups because the father bull is too big and he can get grumpy. The mother is called a cow, the father is called a bull, and the baby is called a pup.
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