Bruce and Chum's MCotM ~July 2021~
Bruce and Chum are back! They are taking over Marine Creature of the Month and making it their own. So, enough of my waffle already - I shall hand it over to my plushie friends. Name: Steller Sea Lion Location: Subarctic, from Alaska to Russia Habitat: Coastal waters, temperate climates Diet: Fish and cephalopods Conservation Status: Near Threatened (NT) Bruce thinks... These sea lions taste stellar! Get it?! They may be carnivores, themselves, but that won't stop me, other great whites, orcas, and sleeper sharks having a nibble. Chum says... Stellar Sea Lions are very territorial. It's probably a good thing they like to live on isolated islands, the ladies can weigh anywhere between 240kg and 350kg! The males? They are 450kg to 1,120kg! For some context, I weigh about 10g... Ten Jawsome Facts The pups are born entirely black and weigh about 23kg. Their Latin name, Eumetopias jubatus , roughly translates to "maned one with the broad forehead". With a thick la...