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Sea lions Water Lions. Power Point by: Gabby. Introduction. My animals name is sea lions. Its scientific name is P innipeds F infooed. There are different kinds of sea lions. Sea lions are mammals. Physical Features. Sea lions have pointed snout
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Sea lions Water Lions Power Point by: Gabby
Introduction • My animals name is sea lions. • Its scientific name is Pinnipeds Finfooed. • There are different kinds of sea lions. • Sea lions are mammals.
Physical Features • Sea lions have pointed snout • Short thick fur and sensitive whiskers ears that you can see • Back flippers fold for work on land • They do not have tails • The male weighs 907 kg • The female weighs 272 kg • Sea lions are mostly brown and a little black
Life Span • Sea lions can live up to 15 20 years • They are listed as a lower risk
Habitats • California sea lions live in the California oceans • The arctic sea lion lives in the arctic oceans • Some are found in costal water of Mexico
Climate • In the year the water turns cold when it is snowing out or if is just cold out • When it is hot outside that is when the water starts to be warm
Food • Sea lions get all there food from the ocean • Sea lions eat cod, flounder, squid, and octopus • Sea lions mostly feed at night • They capture there prey hold it tightly in there jaws
Prey • The sea lions predator is a shark and a killer whale • In a fight with either shark or killer whale. • Even the largest of the sea lions is almost defenseless
Behavior • When they hear a predator they run out of the ocean • There mom and there pups should safe together • If the water is to shallow for a shark or a killer whale
Babies • Breeding takes place from may and January • By the pups from there mother
Physiological Adaptations • The eyes of a sea lion are well adapted for seeing underwater • Sea lions can see in the back so if a preder comes they can fight
Behavioral Adaptations • A sea lions starts swimming when it only about ten days old which helps it get food • The pup follows its mother to a tide pool, where the water is shallow and calm • The pup plays together very close to shore to stay safe
Physical Adaptations • Sea lions use both flippers and back flippers to walk • Sea lions rear flippers can be moved forward so it can move on land • The front flippers can rotate backward to support there weight
Fun facts • Sea lions can hold there breath for 2 hours in the water • Sea lions are in the familyof the seals • Sea lions can not survive