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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According to Animal Justice, at least 19 beluga whales, three sea lions, one dolphin and multiple penguins and sea lions have died at Marineland since 2019.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
On our third day, a late-afternoon beach landing on Sante Fe deposited us amid a colony of sleeping sea lions, their barks and coughs reverberating across the sandy shore.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Tucked along the San Diego coastline and surrounded by sandstone cliffs, La Jolla Cove is home to scores of seals, sea lions, and their pups.
—Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Expect harbor porpoises and lazy sea lions.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
On our third day, a late-afternoon beach landing on Sante Fe deposited us amid a colony of sleeping sea lions, their barks and coughs reverberating across the sandy shore.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Tucked along the San Diego coastline and surrounded by sandstone cliffs, La Jolla Cove is home to scores of seals, sea lions, and their pups.
—Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Expect harbor porpoises and lazy sea lions.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Sea lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lion. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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