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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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The sea lions are playful and noisy, the seals timid, the whales graceful yet awe-inspiring.
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Phuong Nguyen,
Exotic Dancer
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Because sea lions are part of the Orca killer-whale food chain, the now hungry Orcas turn to feeding on sea otters.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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California Sea Lions and Harbor Seals are common aquatic mammals inhabiting San Francisco Bay.
Seals and sea lions may have had many more breeding colonies on the mainland before they were eliminated by prehistoric hunting.
Steller sea lions have an extensive range, inhabiting waters much farther north than any of the other species found in Northern California.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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California sea lions are generally pregnant for eleven months, which is the gestation period of most pinnipeds, and the delayed implantation of the embryo is estimated at three months.
Some sea lions have even been found lounging in the bathtub on second floor.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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Sea lions hunted to a population of about 30,000 in 1972 are now so numerous that they are threatening the steelhead populations in Washington State.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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Sea lions walk on four flippers while harbor seals undulate on their bellies dragging their hind flippers.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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California sea lions Probably most visitors' favorite marine animals are the sea lions that throng protected sandy beaches.
Sea lions surfed the breaking waves and the place took on a magical quality in the late afternoon light - it proved to be one of our favorite land trips.
Watch sea lions sunning themselves on the beach at Jenner or drive down to Bodega Bay for some fresh local seafood.
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