Sea Lions Ears. An eared seal, otariid, or otary is any member of the marine mammal family otariidae, one of three groupings of pinnipeds. The latin name for this family refers to their little ears.
Together with the fur seals, they make up the family otariidae, eared seals. There are five species of sea lion—the california sea lion, steller sea lion, southern sea lion, australian sea lion, and hooker’s sea lion.
The Latin Name For This Family Refers To Their Little Ears.
When underwater, sea lions have a hearing range of approximately 100 hz to 35 khz with best sensitivity between 1 and 20 khz (schusterman et al., 1972;
One Of The Most Obvious Ways To Distinguish Seals From Sea Lions Is By Looking At The Sides Of Their Head.
One of the biggest and most pronounced differences between seals and sea lions are their ears.
Sea Lions Are Characterized By External Ear Flaps, Long Fore Flippers, And A Big Chest And Belly.
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Sea Lions And Fur Seals Have External Ears That Protrude From Their Heads.
Existing evidence suggests that some pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) can detect underwater sound at frequencies.
Sea Lions (Left) Are Brown, Bark Loudly, Walk On Land Using Their Large Flippers And Have Visible Ear Flaps.
(flickr user wildestanimal) seals and sea lions have many similarities, and are in the same.
Sea Lions And Seals, While Both Members Of The Pinniped Family, Have Distinct Traits That Set Them Apart.