sea lion
noun
: any of several Pacific eared seals (such as genera Eumetopias and Zalophus) that are usually larger than the related fur seals and lack a thick underfur
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Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach, said the rocky coastline near Lovers Point attracts sea lions, and seals also frequent offshore waters — both primary prey for great white sharks.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Decades of work and billions of dollars deep into salmon recovery, humans cannot allow the fish’s comeback to fall apart just because hungry sea lions have swum too far upstream.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Field said during the Coastal Commission meeting Dec. 10 that the city is looking into installing cameras and a new viewing deck at La Jolla Cove to provide visitors a place to view sea lions from afar.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
People are well outnumbered by the humpbacks and pods of orcas, bald eagles and herons, seals and sea lions grunting their tone-deaf tunes atop the rocks.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Decades of work and billions of dollars deep into salmon recovery, humans cannot allow the fish’s comeback to fall apart just because hungry sea lions have swum too far upstream.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Field said during the Coastal Commission meeting Dec. 10 that the city is looking into installing cameras and a new viewing deck at La Jolla Cove to provide visitors a place to view sea lions from afar.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
People are well outnumbered by the humpbacks and pods of orcas, bald eagles and herons, seals and sea lions grunting their tone-deaf tunes atop the rocks.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Sea lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lion. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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