California sea lion

E84265

marine mammal sea lion species

The California sea lion is a highly social and intelligent marine mammal native to the Pacific coast of North America, known for its agility, loud barking, and frequent presence on coastal beaches and docks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
California sea lion canonical	15
California sea lions	3
Zalophus californianus	2
California state marine mammal	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine mammal ⓘ sea lion ⓘ species ⓘ
averageLifespanInWild	20 years ⓘ
behavior	forms large haul-out groups ⓘ often rests on docks and buoys ⓘ
bodyLengthFemale	up to about 2 m ⓘ
bodyLengthMale	up to about 2.4 m ⓘ
bodyMassFemale	up to about 100 kg ⓘ
bodyMassMale	up to about 350 kg ⓘ
breedingSite	rookeries on beaches ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	California sea lion self-link ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
eats	crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ octopus ⓘ squid ⓘ
family	Otariidae ⓘ
genus	Zalophus ⓘ
habitat	coastal waters ⓘ harbors ⓘ marinas ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ
hasType	eared seal ⓘ
intelligence	high ⓘ
iucnStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
knownFor	performing in zoos and aquariums ⓘ
locomotion	can walk on land using flippers ⓘ
maleLargerThanFemale	true ⓘ
maximumLifespanInWild	about 30 years ⓘ
nativeTo	Pacific coast of North America ⓘ western coast of North America ⓘ
notableFor	agility ⓘ intelligence ⓘ loud barking ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
predatorOf	small pelagic fish ⓘ
preyedUponBy	great white shark ⓘ killer whale ⓘ
protectedBy	Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ
rangeIncludes	Alaska ⓘ Baja California ⓘ British Columbia ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Gulf of California ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ
reproduction	polygynous breeding system ⓘ
scientificName	California sea lion self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Zalophus californianus
sensoryAbility	good underwater vision ⓘ sensitive hearing ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	present ⓘ
socialBehavior	gregarious ⓘ highly social ⓘ
swimmingAbility	excellent swimmer ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ human disturbance at haul-out sites ⓘ pollution ⓘ
trainability	high ⓘ
usedIn	marine mammal shows ⓘ
vocalization	barking calls ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary → hasSpecies → California sea lion ⓘ

Anacapa Island → hasWildlife → California sea lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: California sea lions

San Miguel Island → wildlife → California sea lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: California sea lions

Santa Barbara Island → fauna → California sea lion ⓘ

Channel Islands of California → fauna → California sea lion ⓘ

National Zoo → hasAnimal → California sea lion ⓘ

Gulf of California → hasSpecies → California sea lion ⓘ

Sea Lion Sound → featuresAnimal → California sea lion ⓘ

Sea Lion Sound → exhibitsSpecies → California sea lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zalophus californianus

California sea lion → scientificName → California sea lion self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zalophus californianus

California sea lion → commonName → California sea lion self-link ⓘ

Elkhorn Slough → hasSpecies → California sea lion ⓘ

Farallon Islands → marineMammalsPresent → California sea lion ⓘ

Sea Lion Pool → hasAnimalType → California sea lion ⓘ

Race Rocks → hasFauna → California sea lion ⓘ

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park → hasAnimal → California sea lion ⓘ

Sea Lion Shores → exhibitsSpecies → California sea lion ⓘ

Santa Cruz Wharf → hasWildlife → California sea lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: California sea lions

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park → hasWildlife → California sea lion ⓘ

Zalophus → commonName → California sea lion ⓘ

subject surface form: Zalophus californianus

California state symbols → hasPart → California sea lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: California state marine mammal