Sentences with phrase «of sea lions»

This site provides a good opportunity for observing a large colony of sea lions and birds.

On the rock sat what looked like hundreds of sea lions, barking away.

In addition, we came across three huge pods of dolphins, and two huge pods of sea lions.

I took shots of some sea lions and thought I would see so many other cool things and take a bunch of amazing pictures.

A welcome committee of sea lions is awaiting us... but they don't show any of the expected reactions of wild animals.

The knowledgeable sea lion trainers provide an overview of sea lion facts, including their behaviour, habitat, anatomy, feeding habits, and more.

Here, we can test our snorkeling equipment and at the same time swim with a small colony of sea lions.

The population of Sea Lion Island seems to represent what is left of the formerly large population of the Falkland Islands.

the collection of a large number of skin samples from marked individual for DNA extraction and analysis, that should permit a better understanding of the genetic structure of the local population of Sea Lion Island, and a first asessment of the relationships of the Falklands population with other populations of the South Georgia stock

In March of 2015, an unusually high number of sea lions pups were stranded on California beaches during an Unusual Mortality Event (UME), a sad phenomenon that is reaching a record - breaking high.

That suggests that the removal of a limited number of sea lions in such programs is unlikely to affect the population as a whole, Melin said.

Research on elephant seals of Sea Lion Island: demography, socionomy and breeding biology, a preliminary report.

Explore the spectacular Catlins coast, with beautiful beaches, luxuriant rain forest, fossilised trees, and rare species of sea lions, dolphins and penguins.

Each year the Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands treats dozens of sea lions sickened by the domoic acid.

-- The Sea Lion Eco cruise to tiny Carnac Island near Fremantle, offers a leisurely day exploring the natural habitat of the Sea Lion in company with fellow passengers and expert information on the ecology of the Western Australian Coast.

A large one in June affected the West Coast from California to Alaska, causing hundreds of sea lion strandings.

Espíritu Santo is outlined by beautiful rocky sea cliffs, not to mention home of families of sea lions.

The Elephant Seal Research Group is carrying out a research project on killer whales of Sea Lion Island.

This is also where you can find the largest population of sea lions on the Galapagos Islands.

The Lisle Park District has been awarded a $ 400,000 state grant to be used toward the $ 8.8 million renovation of Sea Lion Aquatic Park.

However, two known predators of sea lions — great white sharks and salmon sharks — have counter-current heat exchanges in their bodies that make them partially warm - blooded and the tags would have reflected higher temperatures.

Most of the sea lions encountered here are males that can weigh over 800 lbs when full grown.

The raucous barking of sea lions can be heard from most areas of the island.

Many of these sites provide viewing of sea lions, sea turtles, various species of sharks and eels, and schools of pelagic fishes.

These Islands are spectacular, eroded into numerous arches and caves, which provide shelter for thousands of seas lions and seabirds, some of which are very rare.

Even if a grey, blue or humpback whale does not make an appearance, the tour boat captains can usually find a pod of dolphins — Common, Bottlenose or Risso's, as well as rafts of sea lions.

For more nature - oriented activities, management points out that «the Inn is a short walk from La Jolla's coastal «Children's Pool,» tide pools and beaches, and is situated across from the rocky outcropping that is a favorite sunbathing spot of sea lions and harbor seals.

However, the close correlation between the fish available and the weight of sea lion pups provides «compelling evidence of a food limitation effect on the weight of dependent pups,» the scientists wrote.

The ongoing stretch of record California sea lion strandings along the California Coast that began in 2013 coincided with a change in the diet of sea lions from high - energy anchovies and sardines.

Every month, 5 - year - old Sean Goodman plays a little game with one of the sea lions at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif..

Modern Family members Ed O'Neill and Ty Burrell will play an octopus who's missing a tentacle and a whale respectively, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton will lend their pipes as Dory's parents, Idris Elba and Dominic West are a couple of sea lions and Kaitlin Olsen will voice a lovable whale shark.

Lisle trustees unanimously agreed last week to waive the $ 15,371.88 that the village would have charged the Lisle Park District for permit fees and security during the refurbishing of Sea Lion Aquatic Park.

I had sharks swim up to my feet and a finch hop from one knee to the other, not to mention tons of sea lions who kept coming out to play when I was in the water.

Fighter planes on exercises have caused stampedes of sea lions, walruses and seals at one refuge in Alaska.

When the supply of sea lions and harbor seals ran low, orcas apparently turned to the next ready meal — sea otters.

The general recovery of sea lion numbers has had other consequences on the West Coast, including conflicts with people over beach access where sea lions haul out and concern about sea lion predation on threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead in the Northwest.

«Food limitation linked to record California sea lion pup strandings: New research shows a decade - long decline of sardines and anchovy associated with poor condition of sea lion pups.»

Such a long - term reconstruction of the sea lion population has never been done before, said Robert DeLong, leader of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's California Current Ecosystems Program and a coauthor of the new research.

From 2005 - 11, Horning and his colleagues implanted tags into 36 juvenile Steller sea lions and over a period of several years, 17 of the sea lions died.

NOAA Fisheries surveys and stock assessments continue to track the status of sardine, anchovy and other coastal pelagic species, while monitoring the health and abundance of sea lion populations, to provide data for the public and effective management of these species in changing ocean conditions.

The delay «will totally disrupt the performance of sea lions with the hippocampus damage,» he says.

While my writing them here won't do them justice, quips like «Slice me a off a piece of pie and serve it up hot, I'm next in line» dubbed over a segment of lions mating and «When a shark appears, sea lions jump ashore — luckily there aren't any tigers waiting for them, otherwise they wouldn't know what the fuck to do» voiced while watching a pack of sea lions, should give you an idea as to how idiotic these guys are.

It's the whiskered muzzle of a sea lion, huffing its way through the water.

Now believe me when I tell you that nothing, and I mean nothing, will prepare you for the smell of a sea lion bathing spot, but having the chance to get up close and personal with so many wonderful animals in their natural habitat is well worth it — and who really needs to see another Llama selfie when there are blue - footed boobies around?

We admitted just over 500 marine mammal patients in 2012, studied the brains of sea lions, began using specialized darting equipment in the rescue of animals in tricky locations, and brought a sea lion that suffered from a severe bout of leptospirosis back from the brink of death!

Diagram showing anatomic positioning for anesthetic blocks of the sea lion eye.