Can You Tell a Seal from a Sea Lion?


Book Description

Presents information on how to tell the difference between seals and sea lions, even though they are similar in many ways.




Tell Me the Difference Between a Seal and a Sea Lion


Book Description

Seals and sea lions are both sleek, fast swimmers and are known for forming large, noisy groups on land. At first glance, these animals look similar, but readers will enjoy exploring some of the ways to tell them apart. Full-color photographs highlight the concepts in the text and a comparison chart provides a handy visual tool for taking a closer look at how seals and sea lions measure up against one another. By the end of the book, readers will be experts on these furry, fun marine mammals.




Astro


Book Description

After Astro, an orphaned Steller sea lion, was rescued by scientists at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, his attachment to people made him unable to be returned to the ocean and he now lives at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.




The Pinnipeds


Book Description

Discusses the adaptation, evolution, classification, distribution, ecology, behavior, communication, and learning of seals, sea lions and walruses.




Call Me Amy


Book Description

"A wounded seal pup propels 13-year-old Amy Henderson into an unlikely alliance with an unusual older woman and a mysterious boy in a small Maine fishing village."--Amazon.com.




Sea Lions


Book Description

Meet the amazing sea lion! Introduce elementary kids to these marine mammals and their ocean lives. Long bodies, fancy flippers, and thick skin help these sea creatures swim with speed and agility. Readers explore the features, habitats, and behaviors of sea lions, including pup raising and colony life, all with STEM-appropriate text and gorgeous photography. An end folk tale from Japan tells why fishers respect these animals.




California Sea Lion


Book Description

The California sea lion can swim at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. Its speed helps it escape from predators such as sharks and killer whales. Sea lions are not just fast; they’re also smart and playful. They can even learn to perform tricks at zoos and aquariums! These are some of the fascinating facts kids will discover as they learn all about these swift marine mammals. Eye-popping photos and clear, easy-to-read text will engage emergent readers as they discover the anatomical features that help California sea lions reach fast speeds. A "Speed-o-Meter" graphic compares the sea lion’s top speed to that of other animals.




Fur Seals and Sea Lions


Book Description

Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics. Although all species in Australian waters were harvested to near extinction 200 years ago, fur seals are recovering and are now common in near-shore waters across southern Australia. Sea lions, however, are endangered. Their populations appear not to have recovered like fur seals and are declining at some locations. Fur seals and sea lions are important top level predators and play an important role in Australia’s temperate marine ecosystems. Key threats they currently face relate to human activities, particularly interactions with fisheries. This book outlines the comparative evolutionary ecology, biology, life-history, behaviour, conservation status, threats, history of human interactions and latest research on the three species of otariids that live in the waters of southern Australia: the Australian fur seal, New Zealand fur seal and Australian sea lion. It also includes brief descriptions of Antarctic and Subantarctic seals that occupy the Antarctic pack-ice and remote Australian territories of Macquarie Island and Heard Island.




The Northern Fur Seal


Book Description

Booklet describing early history of fur sealing; the distribution and movement of northern fur seals; Callorhinus Ursinus, their food, physical characteristics, reproduction and mortality and disease, management and research; sealing on the Pribilof Islands and processing and sale of fur seal skins.




Seals and Their Relatives


Book Description

(M) Seals are large animals that live in the ocean. They are related to sea lions and walruses. All three of these animals have flippers that help them swim. But which one has a mustache? Which one does tricks? Which one has long tusks? Which ones have ears you can see? Read to learn all about seals and their relatives.