5 Facts About Sea Lions and Their Relatives

1.Eared seals originated from Enaliarctidae, small mammals that inhabited the northern shores of the Pacific 12-13 million years ago. The first known eared seal is Pithanotaria starri, a small seal which lived 11 million years ago. Males were the same size as females.Eight million years ago, ... [ read more >> ]



Californian sea lions

Harem of northern fur seal. The male is bigger, darker in the left

Sea lions really "fly" with their fore limbs

Northern fur seals

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Northern fur seals