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- Eared seals in Canadian seas are the northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), the northern (or Steller’s) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) and the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).
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- Guadalupe Fur Seal. Arctocephalus townsendi. Males are about 7 feet (2.1 meters) long and weigh up to 400 lbs (181 kilograms).
- Northern Fur Seal. Callorhinus ursinus. Males are about 7 feet (2.1 meters) long and weigh up to 600 lbs (272 kilograms). They are dark brown to black overall.
- California Sea Lion. Zalophus californianus. Males are about 7.5 feet (2.2 meters) long and weigh up to 700 lbs (318 kilograms).
- Steller’s Sea Lion. Eumetopias jubatus. Males are about 11 feet (3.3 meters) long and weigh up to 2,500 lbs (1,134 kilograms).
- Sea Lion
- Reproduction and Development
- Habitat and Diet
The northern sea lion, also called the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), is the largest of the eared SEALS. Steller sea lions range from southern California, around the Pacific rim to northern Japan, but most of the world population breeds between the central Gulf of Alaska and the western Aleutian Islands in Alaska. There are three major bree...
Maximum life expectancy is about 18 years for males and 30 years for females. However, fewer than 5% of females live to age 20. Females produce their first pup between the ages of 3 and 9 years. Mature males begin to breed between the ages of 8 and 10 years. Steller sea lions give birth at rookeries where large males hold territories and fight off ...
Not all sea lions return to rookeries each summer. About 45% of the population use haulouts during summer, and all use the haulouts during the remainder of the year. Haulouts and rookeries are typically on remote and exposed rocks and islands and are generally believed to be in close proximity to food resources. Sea lions may feed close to shore or...
Pinnipeds include the true seals (Phocidae), seal lions & furs seals (Otariidae – eared seals) and walruses (Odobenidae). Only true seals and walruses are found in Eastern Canadian waters. The two resident species of seal in Maritime coastal waters are the grey and harbour seal.
The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
Any of 32 species of web-footed aquatic animals that live primarily in cold waters and have a body structure suited to rapid and elegant swimming. The two types of seals are the earless or true seals (family Phocidae) and the eared seals (family Otariidae), which include sea lions and fur seals.
Two distinct groups of seals exist: earless (“true seals”) and eared. Six of the seal species found in Canadian waters are earless seals: harp, harbour, ringed, bearded, grey, and hooded seals. The northern fur seal, found along the Pacific coast, is eared.
