Best places to see California sea lions
The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of six species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California. Sea lions are sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females, and have a thicker neck and protruding crest. They mainly haul-out on sandy or rocky beaches, but they also frequent manmade environments such as marinas and... Read more on Wikipedia.
- In season · Year-round
California sea lions are seen here year-round, alongside Cocos booby, Strawberry Anemone and Cabezon.
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- In season · Year-round
California sea lions are seen here year-round, alongside Cocos booby, Strawberry Anemone and Nazca Booby.
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- In season · Mar–Apr, Jun–Jul, Sep, Nov
California sea lions are seen here in March to April, June to July, September and November, alongside Humpback Whale, Leopard Shark and Brown smooth-hound.
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- In season · Jan–Apr, Aug–Sep, Nov
California sea lions are seen here in January to April, August to September and November, alongside Common dolphin, Common bottlenose dolphin and Gray Whale.
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- In season · Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep, Dec
California sea lions are seen here in February to March, June to September and December, alongside Strawberry Anemone, Cabezon and Common bottlenose dolphin.
+15 more species - In season · May–Oct
California sea lions are seen here from May to October, alongside Cabezon, Humpback Whale and Clown dorid.
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- In season · May–Oct
California sea lions are seen here from May to October, alongside Strawberry Anemone, Cabezon and Humpback Whale.
+9 more species - In season · Mar, May–Jun, Oct, Dec
California sea lions are seen here in March, May to June, October and December, alongside Cabezon.
+1 more species - In season · Jul–Oct
California sea lions are seen here from July to October, alongside Strawberry Anemone, Cabezon and Clown dorid.
+4 more species - Out of season · Best May
California sea lions are seen here in May.
