Pile-Up
by Kristina Rinell
Title
Pile-Up
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Sea Lions at the docks in Yaquina Bay on the central Oregon Coast. California sea lions are known for their intelligence, playfulness, and noisy barking. Their color ranges from chocolate brown in males to a lighter, golden brown in females. Males reach 850 pounds (390 kg) and seven feet (2.1 m) in length. Females grow to 220 pounds (110 kg) and up to six feet (1.8 m) in length. They have a 'dog-like' face, and at around five years of age, males develop a bony bump on top of their skull called a sagittal crest. The top of a male's head often gets lighter in color with age. These members of the otariid or walking seal family have external ear flaps and large flippers that they use to 'walk' on land. California sea lions are found from Vancouver Island, British Columbia to the southern tip of Baja California in Mexico. They breed mainly on offshore islands, ranging from southern California's Channel Islands south to Mexico.
Featured in these FAA Galleries:
- Animal Photographs, December 2016
- KINGDOM Animalia, January 2016
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December 14th, 2016
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