Galapagos – Seals – Sea Lions – Travelogue 2
The curious Galápagos sea lions can be found on all beaches. The ancestors of sea lions came from California’s south coast and have developed into their own subspecies on Galápagos. Sea lions are pronounced herd animals. They are diurnal and go fishing in the morning and evening.
During the breeding season, a male jealously guards a harem. It swims attentively back and forth on the shore and defends its territory against intruders of all kinds with a loud roar.
The young animals play on the beach. The females give birth to one young each year. At the age of about 14 days, the little ones go swimming in shallow water for the first time, after a year they are independent.
After fishing, the females and the young spend the rest of the day in groups like holidaymakers lazily lying on the beach.
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