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	Sea Lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A sea lion is any of several marine mammals of the family Otariidae.
		Sea lions are characterized by the presence of external ear pinnae or flaps, long front flippers, and the ability to walk on four flippers on land.
		Sea lions are generally found in coastal waters of the temperate to subpolar regions of both northern and southern hemispheres.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_lion (117 words)

	AllRefer.com - sea lion (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Like the other member of this family, the fur seal, the sea lion is distinguished from the true seal by its external ears, long, flexible neck, supple forelimbs, and hind flippers that can be turned forward for walking on land.
		Sea lions have been hunted for blubber and hide and have also been killed in large numbers because fishermen blamed them for robbing their nets.
		Sea lions are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, suborder Pinnipedia, family Otariidae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/sealion.html (573 words)

	Australian Sea Lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) is a species of sea lion that breeds only on the south coast of Australia.
		Today there are about 12,000 Australian Sea Lions following the introduction of the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act of 1972 which prohibited a harvest that began in earnest as soon as Europeans colonised the continent.
		Bulls stay ashoredefending pregnant female sea lions from predators (such as the great white shark)and other dangers until the females can fend for themselves.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Sea_Lion (214 words)

	CNN - Australian sea lions in jeopardy - March 20, 1998
		Another possibility, says Shaughnessy, is that sea lions may be facing stronger competition for food from their cousin, the New Zealand fur seal, whose numbers are increasing on Kangaroo Island at an annual rate of around 10 percent.
		Shaughnessy, recognized as an international authority on sea lions and fur seals, suggests the Australian sea lion population in 1998 may be no greater than it was before European settlement of Australia.
		A female sea lion will give birth to a pup after an 18-month cycle, meaning that her pupping season occurs in alternate summers and winters, or in alternate springs and autumns.
	www.cnn.com /EARTH/9803/20/sea.lions (617 words)

	Ch17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At birth, Australian sea lion pups are dark brown, with a paler crown and a dark facial mask.
		Australian sea lions can be differentiated from these and all other southern fur seals based on coloration, lack of dense underfur, generally shorter pelage (exclusive of the mane on adult males) and vibrissae, head and muzzle shape, size of the ear pinnae, and size and shape of toes on the hindflippers.
		Australian sea lions are known to prey on a wide variety of fishes (including rays and small sharks), squid, cuttlefish, and penguins.
	www.fao.org /docrep/T0725E/t0725e0h.htm (5594 words)

	Taxonomy Order
		Australian sea lions are found on island rookeries in the coastal waters of western and southern Australia from Houtmans Abrolhos to the Pages Islands.
		Australian sea lions are one of the least abundant pinnipeds in the world and are listed as rare by the IUCN.
		Australian sea lions were hunted heavily during the 17th and 18th centuries and their distribution was reduced around certain areas.
	www.imma.org /pinnipeds/Australiansealn.htm (394 words)

	California Academy of Sciences - Science Now - Academy Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Australian sea lions take a different approach, diving up to 100 meters down to the ocean floor to feed on a more predictable supply of bottom-dwelling organisms.
		One possible explanation is that Australian sea lion pups may have a lower survival rate than fur seal pups, since they cannot handle the deep dives until they are older.
		Costa equips the sea lions he studies with dive recorders that provide data on the depth and duration of each dive.
	www.calacademy.org /science_now/archive/academy_research/dcosta.html (341 words)

	* Sea Lion - (Animals): Definition
		Sea lions, marine mammals of the eared seal family, Otariidae, order Pinnipedia, have long, tapering bodies covered with thin, short, coarse hair...
		The sea lions are the larger of the eared seals.
		Unlike sea lions and eared seals which use their fore flippers for propulsion, harp seals use their hind flippers in a side-to-side action to propel themselves through the water...
	en.mimi.hu /animals/sea_lion.html (634 words)

	California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus @ MarineBio.org
		Sea lions are large, ranging from around 150 kg to over 1,500 kg, and males tend to be much larger than females (called sexual dimorphism).
		Sea lions are known to battle such diseases as pneumonia, caused by a parasitic lungworm, and a bacterial infection called leptospirosis, which affects their livers and kidneys.
		California sea lions are very social animals, and groups often rest closely packed together at favored haul-out sites on land, or float together on the ocean's surface in "rafts." They are sometimes seen porpoising too, or jumping out of the water, presumably to speed up their swimming.
	marinebio.org /species.asp?id=50 (1305 words)

	Factsheets: Australian Sea Lion
		The Australian Sea Lion, Neophoca cinerea is a sexually dimorphic species with the adult males up to twice the weight and length of the female.
		This species is endemic to Australian waters and breeds on at least 50 islands off the coast of Western Australia and South Australia.
		Australian Sea Lion numbers are relatively small compared to other seals in the area and like most it suffered heavily during the 19th century sealing period with many colonies being wiped out.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/sea_lion.htm (350 words)

	Other sea lions and fur seals
		The Southern sea lion often interferes with long line and gill net fisheries, although the extend of this interaction is unknown.
		Robinson and Dennis (1988) concluded that it is very difficult to obtain an accurate estimate of the Australian sea lion population, because the colonies are scattered over remote islands.
		While at sea, 2.8% of the time the seals are resting, 24% of the time is spent diving (probably feeding) and 73.2% is spent swimming.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jaap/slions.htm (1931 words)

	Pictures of the Australian sea lion\|Neophoca cinerea facts
		Australian Sea Lion in the news The Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) is a species of sea lion that breeds only on the south coast of Australia.
		The Australian sea lion is the most widely distributed and the least abundant pinniped in Australia.
		Australian sea lions are known to live for up to 25 years.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Carnivora/Otariidae/Neophoca/Neophoca-cinerea.html (433 words)

	AMCS - Turning the Tide_Winter 2002 - Australian Sea Lions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This unique Australian is found from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, 500 kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia (WA), to the waters east of Kangaroo Island in South Australia (SA).
		When ashore, sea lions show a preference for the sheltered sides of islands in areas where there are both shallow protected pools, in which pups can play, and holes in the rock or vegetation where females can hide their pups.
		Sea lions feed on squid, cuttlefish, octopus (cephlapods), fish, sharks and rock lobsters.
	www.amcs.org.au /periodic/bulletin/ttt/tttw02AustSeaLion.htm (264 words)

	Tasmanian Wildlife - Seals - Australian sea lion
		The Australian sea lion once bred in Bass Strait but was eradicated by the sealing industry.
		Australian sea lions have been rarely recorded in Tasmania and are difficult to distinguish from other local seal species if you're not an experienced observer.
		The Australian sea lion is known to feed on a wide variety of prey, including fish, cephalopods, sharks, rock lobsters and sea birds.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/asealion.html (169 words)

	sea lion on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abundance and distribution of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in central and northern California during 1998 and summer 1999.
		Chippy the sea lion heads for the waves past a row of photographers and onlookers after being released by workers from the Marine Mammal Center at Drake's Beach at Point Reyes, California, on Wednesda
		Chippy the sea lion heads for the waves after being released by workers from the Marine Mammal Center at Drake's Beach at Point Reyes, California, on Wednesday, March 3, 2004.
	encyclopedia.com /html/s1/sealion.asp (904 words)

	Ocean Update - Marine Conservation News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The researchers found that the sea lions regularly stay underwater so long that their oxygen supplies dwindle to the point where they have to use anaerobic metabolism to keep swimming.
		Australian and New Zealand sea lions, by contrast, seek out larger prey on the ocean floor, where they are believed to catch mainly octopus and large squids.
		And since the sea lions search for a single large prey instead of many small ones, they may have an extra incentive to stay underwater beyond their aerobic limit when they spot a potential meal.
	www.seaweb.org /resources/52update/sealions.html (504 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Life - Fact files: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Australian sea lions mate on land, and the females give birth after 8-9 months.
		Australian sea lions are considered rare under South Australian legislation where they have received full legal protection since 1964.
		There are presently only 3,000-5,000 Australian sea lions in existence and they are thought to be the rarest pinniped.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/blueplanet/factfiles/mammals/australian_sea_lion.shtml (218 words)

	AUSTRALIAN SEALIFE, ANEMONEFISH, ARCHERFISH, AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL, AUSTRALIAN SEA LION, BARRAMUNDI, BLUE SPOTTED RAY, ...
		Australian Fur Seals live along the southern coastline of Australia, and due to the fact that they have ears belong to the Otariidae family.
		Australian Sea Lions are only found along the Southern and south western coastline of Australia.
		Sea Urchins can often be found amongst the rocky shorelines of Australia, gripping onto the rocks with their small ‘sucker’ feet.
	www.australianexplorer.com /australian_sealife.htm (3173 words)

	Australian Antarctic Division - Sea Lions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hooker’s sea lions, also known as New Zealand sea lions, are one of only 5 species of sea lions in the world, the others being the Australian sea lion, the South American sea lion, the California sea lion and Steller sea lion.
		Hooker’s sea lions are one of the most regionally localised and rare of the world’s seal species.
		Hooker’s sea lions feed on, or near, the seabed on a wide variety of prey including octopus, squid and several types of fish.
	www.aad.gov.au /?casid=1957 (636 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Sea Lion
		Sea lions are also able to rotate their hind flippers forward to help them scoot along beaches and rocky shorelines.
		Sea lions are great swimmers, too, and can reach speeds of up to 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers per hour) for short bursts.
		At the San Diego Zoo, sea lions are fed five different types of fish: capelin, squid, pompano, mackerel, and herring.
	www.sandiegozoo.com /animalbytes/t-sea_lion.html (1046 words)

	Sea Lions of the World: Call for papers
		Changes in the worldwide abundance of sea lions is of growing concern to fisheries and conservation groups, because fisheries are feared to threaten sea lions, or because sea lions are feared to threaten fisheries.
		This is in contrast to the rapid increase in California sea lions in Mexico and California.
		The goal of the symposium is to bring together scientists and resource managers to address knowledge of world sea lion populations as a point of comparison with the Steller sea lion, and to identify research needs for the future.
	www.uaf.edu /seagrant/Conferences/sealions/call.html (864 words)

	Endangered Species Report #39--Australian Sea Lion
		The principle breeding colonies for the Australian sea lions can be found on Kangaroo Island and Dangerous Reef in south Australia, and they have been found as far north as New South Wales, Victoria, and Shark Bay in western Australia, and as far south as Tasmania.
		The female sea lions are mature at three years of age, and the males are mature at about six years.
		Unfortunately, many sea lions never live that long as there is a 40% mortality rate in pups, and they are still suffering from disease and accidents with fishing nets.
	www.hollyandjeremy.com /wildlife/esReports/report39.html (530 words)

	CSIRO - Concerns For Australian Sea Lion
		Evidence is mounting that Australia's native sea lion population has levelled off and may be declining, prompting a leading CSIRO scientist to call for more intensive research into the species.
		Another possibility, says Dr Shaughnessy, is that sea lions may be facing stronger competition for food from their cousin, the New Zealand fur seal, whose numbers are increasing on Kangaroo Island at an annual rate of around 10%.
		Dr Shaughnessy, recognised as an international authority on sea lions and fur seals, suggests the Australian sea lion's population in 1998 may be no greater than it was before European settlement of Australia.
	www.csiro.au /index.asp?type=mediaRelease&id=ConcernsForAustralianSeaLion (653 words)

	Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - Sea Lion
		The sea lions are found from Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Baja California in Mexico.
		Male California sea lions are usually a chocolate brown color, while the females are a lighter brown.
		Sea lions are preyed upon by great white sharks and killer whales.
	www.kidszoo.com /animals/sealion.htm (205 words)

	Seal Bay Conservation Park - Australian Sea-Lion
		Australian Sea-lions are opportunistic feeders taking a wide variety of prey, particularly squid, octopus, scale fish and some crustaceans.
		With female Australian Sea-lions (as with all seals) the implantation of the fertilised egg is delayed for an extended period.
		The presence of lice in the coats of the animals is the reason for the scratching commonly observed.
	www.environment.sa.gov.au /parks/sealbay/sealion.html (924 words)

	Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan 2005-2012 - Chapter 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) (the Park) was proclaimed on 17 April 1998 under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975, which was replaced on 16 July 2000 by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
		It is made up of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary proclaimed on 22 June 1995 under the Fisheries Act 1982 (SA) and the Great Australian Bight Marine National Park proclaimed on 26 September 1996 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA).
		Australian Sea-lions are benthic (seafloor) feeders that are expected to forage in the Park.
	www.deh.gov.au /coasts/mpa/gab/plan/chapter1.html (1437 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Sea Lion
		Sea lions, seals, and walruses are in a scientific group of animals called Pinnipeds, which means "wing foot" or "feather foot." You could probably pick out a walrus if you saw one, but how do you tell sea lions and seals apart?
		A large group of sea lions gathered together on land or floating ice is called a colony.
		A sea lion’s sleek body is perfect for diving deep in the ocean (up to 600 feet, or 180 meters) in search of tasty fish and squid.
	www.sdzoo.com /animalbytes/t-sea_lion.html (1046 words)

	Seaweek 2004- MESA
		In recent years, Australian governments and fishing industry associations have developed guiding principles aimed at reducing the impact of fishing on non-target species and the benthos and increasing community awareness of their efforts.
		The Australian sea lion entanglement rate (1.3% in 2002) and the New Zealand fur seal entanglement rate (0.9% in 2002) are the third and fourth highest reported for any seal species.
		Australian sea lions were most frequently entangled in monofilament gillnet that most likely originated from the shark fishery, which operates in the region where sea lions forage - south and east of Kangaroo Island.
	www.mesa.edu.au /seaweek2004/discovery06.asp (1189 words)

	PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - AUSTRALIA
		The Odyssey and her crew have again encountered incredibly rough seas with an average wind speed of 30 knots and a swell of 3 metres.
		The population is small with estimates placing the Australian Sea lion at only 3,100 in Western Australia and about 6,000 in South Australia where there are few records of more than 200 animals hauled out together at any one time.
		It was finally time to leave and head back to the Odyssey, the sea lions followed the dinghy, swimming in our wake for some distance as we drove away.
	www.pbs.org /odyssey/odyssey/20020220_log_transcript.html (675 words)

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