Stats

Lifespan

20-30 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Colony

Biome

Coastal ocean

Range

North Pacific

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Herd Safety

Status

G3

About

Steller sea lions are large, near-threatened marine mammals that live in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest regions of North America. They are the largest of the eared seals and have the largest ears of any pinniped.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Otariidae

Genus

Eumetopias

Species

Eumetopias jubatus