sea lion
noun
: any of several Pacific eared seals (such as genera Eumetopias and Zalophus) that are usually larger than the related fur seals and lack a thick underfur
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Related Articles Why are sea lions attacking people in the waters off California’s coast?
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
What To Know Last August, months before Trump took office, the deaths of hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and seabirds in California were attributed to a harmful neurotoxin outbreak called domoic acid, the Los Angeles Times reported.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Unlike the nearby Southern Resident orcas that primarily eat salmon, Biggs orcas feed on marine mammals including porpoises, sea lions, and seals.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Motorists driving northbound on Highway 101 Wednesday night saw an unusual sight: a sea lion pup wandering around the roadway on the Candlestick Point exit in San Francisco.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Joan Morris, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
What To Know Last August, months before Trump took office, the deaths of hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and seabirds in California were attributed to a harmful neurotoxin outbreak called domoic acid, the Los Angeles Times reported.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Unlike the nearby Southern Resident orcas that primarily eat salmon, Biggs orcas feed on marine mammals including porpoises, sea lions, and seals.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Motorists driving northbound on Highway 101 Wednesday night saw an unusual sight: a sea lion pup wandering around the roadway on the Candlestick Point exit in San Francisco.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Sea lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lion. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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