Difference between sea lions, sea lions, seals, fur seals and walruses: Sea lions and fur seals have flipper hind limbs that can face forward so they are able to walk on land while seals can't. In addition, male walruses have long tusks, seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses belong to the flippers.

Sea lions include five genera and seven species, distributed in the northern hemisphere, smaller in size, body length is generally not more than 2 meters, the northern sea lion for the sea lion family is the largest one. Male body length of 310-350 cm, weighing more than 1,000 kg, male adults around the neck and shoulders with a long and thick mane, body hair is yellowish-brown, the back of the hair color is lighter, chest and abdomen color dark.

Females are lighter in color than males, have no bristles, have a short and wide face, blunt muzzle, small eyes and outer ear shells, longer and wider forelimbs than hind limbs, the first toe of the forelimbs is the longest, with claws degenerated, and the outer toes of the hind limbs are longer and wider than the middle three toes, and the middle three toes are clawed.

Mild temperament, more cluster activities, the land bank can form a large group of thousands of heads, the sea is mostly 1 head or a dozen small groups, poor vision, but sensitive hearing and sense of smell. Food is mainly benthic fish and cephalopods, females give birth to only one child per litter, the cubs are about 100 centimeters long at birth, weighing about 20 kilograms, and reach sexual maturity when they are 3-5 years old, with a lifespan of more than 20 years.

Distribution area:

Distributed in the cold temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean, the Falkland Islands, the South American coast from Tierra del Fuego northward to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lima, Peru.

Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sea Lions