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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Nick, the sea lion, weighed 700 pounds during his prime, and his bark was just as huge.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, De Marignac believes the incident may have occurred because the sea lion was acting territorial.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Following the deaths or abandonment of five sea lion pups at La Jolla Cove, members of the Sierra Club and its Seal Society are again calling on the city of San Diego to send more park rangers to The Cove to keep people and sea lions apart.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
To address the crisis, the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, Calif., took in close to 400 sea lions and dolphins within a few months.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 July 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, De Marignac believes the incident may have occurred because the sea lion was acting territorial.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Following the deaths or abandonment of five sea lion pups at La Jolla Cove, members of the Sierra Club and its Seal Society are again calling on the city of San Diego to send more park rangers to The Cove to keep people and sea lions apart.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
To address the crisis, the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, Calif., took in close to 400 sea lions and dolphins within a few months.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 July 2025
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“Sea lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lion. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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