Steller sea lion
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The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steller sea lion canonical | 24 |
| Steller sea lions | 7 |
| Steller's sea lion | 2 |
| northern sea lion | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eared seal
ⓘ
pinniped ⓘ species of marine mammal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Eumetopias
ⓘ
surface form:
Eumetopias jubatus
|
| breedingSeason | late spring to summer ⓘ |
| breedingSiteType | rookeries on remote islands ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix III ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Steller sea lion
self-link
ⓘ
Steller sea lion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
northern sea lion
|
| describedBy | Georg Wilhelm Steller ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1741 ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ octopus ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distinctPopulationSegment |
eastern distinct population segment
ⓘ
western distinct population segment ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae ⓘ |
| genus | Eumetopias ⓘ |
| habitat |
cold-temperate marine waters
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ rocky coasts ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lactationPeriod | about 1 year ⓘ |
| matingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| maximumFemaleBodyLength | about 2.5 meters ⓘ |
| maximumFemaleBodyMass | about 300 kilograms ⓘ |
| maximumMaleBodyLength | about 3.3 meters ⓘ |
| maximumMaleBodyMass | about 1000 kilograms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg Wilhelm Steller ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Aleutian Islands
ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ coasts of Alaska ⓘ coasts of British Columbia ⓘ coasts of California ⓘ coasts of Japan ⓘ coasts of Oregon ⓘ coasts of Russia ⓘ coasts of Washington ⓘ |
| neckCharacteristic | thick muscular neck ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
environmental change ⓘ overfishing of prey species ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
U.S. Endangered Species Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Endangered Species Act (western distinct population segment, formerly listed)
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act
|
| sexualDimorphism | males much larger than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLifespanWild | 20 to 30 years ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud roaring calls ⓘ |
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Steller sea lions
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northern sea lion
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Steller sea lions
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Steller sea lions
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Steller's sea lion
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Steller's sea lion
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Steller sea lions