California Sea Lion pup calling
Zalophus californianus
California Sea Lion · San Diego · 6 March 2026
A sea lion pup calling on the rocks at La Jolla, one of dozens in a crowded haul-out. The pups are born in June on beaches like this one and stay for the best part of a year, while the mothers go to sea to feed and come back to nurse.
Pups and mothers find each other almost entirely by voice. Each pup's call is individually distinctive enough that a female can pick her own out of dozens of barking animals after a foraging trip that may have kept her away for days.
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