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Sea lion

A sea lion is any of several marine mammals of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals). Sea lions are characterized by the presence of external ear pinnae[?] or flaps, long front flippers, and the ability to walk on four flippers on land. Sea lions are generally found in coastal waters of the temperate to subpolar[?] regions of both northern and southern hemispheres.

See also the California Sea Lion.



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