Sunday, March 23, 2014

The Japanese Sea Lion - Zalophus japonicus

Japanese Sea Lion


The only way you will get to see a Japanese Sea Lion is in books, pictures, or online. They no longer exist which is very sad to say. There are some museums out there in Japan that feature stuffed versions or skulls of them that you can view as well.

The males weighted close to 1,240 pounds and were approximately 8.5 feet long. They ranged in color from a very light gray to a very dark shade of it.


Distribution

The Japanese Sea Lion used to call home the waters around Japan and Korea.









(source:google/http://www.sealion-world.com/)





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