Scientists found that Australian sea lion pups may learn how to hunt by watching their mothers during ocean foraging trips.

Evaluation of the main hypotheses proposed for the causes of decline and failure to recover of the western Steller sea lion population depends on understanding how food web linkages affect sea lions.

Seeing sea lions in the wild is an unforgettable experience. Whether they are stretched out across rocky shorelines, barking ...

When scientists compared what California sea lions eat in the Channel Islands (U.S.) and the Gulf of California (Mexico), they expected to find a clear explanation for why populations were booming in ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- Two California sea lion pups were born at the Brookfield Zoo in June. Their births were the first for this species at Brookfield in nearly 30 years, Chicago Zoological Society ...

There are three extant families of pinnipeds—the otariids (sea lions and fur seals), phocids (true seals), and odobenids (walruses). Steller sea lions are members of the Otariidae family. The otariids ...