What is California sea lion?
{{speciesbox | image = Sea Lions At La Jolla Cove - 32.jpg | image_caption = Male in [[La Jolla, California]] | image2 = California sea lion in La Jolla (70568).jpg | image2_caption = Female in [[La Jolla, California]] | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn | author = Aurioles, D. | author2 = Trillmich, F. | name-list-style = amp| year = 2008 | title = ''Zalophus californianus''| url = https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41666/0| access-date = 30 January 2009}}</ref> | genus = Zalophus | species = californianus | authority = ([[René-Primevère Lesson|Lesson]], 1828) | range_map = Zalophus californianus distribution.png | range_map_caption = California sea lion breeding range in dark blue, total range light blue. In red is the range of the [[Galapagos sea lion]] }} The '''California sea lion''' (''Zalophus californianus'') is a type of [[eared seal]] native to western [[North America]]. Its natural [[habitat]] ranges from southeast [[Alaska]] to central [[Mexico]], including the [[Gulf of California]]. California sea lions are [[sexually dimorphic]]. They eat lots of fish and squid. Their main [[predators]] are [[killer whales]] and great white sharks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41666/0 |author=Aurioles, D. & Trillmich, F. |date=2008 |title= Zalophus californianus}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Pinnipeds]] [[Category:Mammals of North America]]