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Neophoca
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Sea lions often sit or lie in shallow water, as this mature adult male is doing. This might be to help regulate body temperature on hot, sunny days

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Keywords

  • Chordata
  • Special Protected Fauna: Western Australia Wildlife Conservation Notice 2003
  • Mammalia
  • Resting
  • Animalia
  • Vulnerable: Australia Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
  • Western Australia
  • Australia
  • Rare: South Australia National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
  • Otariidae
  • Split Shot
  • Marine mammal
  • Sand
  • Australian sea lion
  • Neophoca cinerea
  • Beach
  • Shallow
  • Endangered: IUCN Red List
  • Sunny
  • Carnivora
  • Carnac Island
  • Pinniped
  • Indian Ocean
  • Half Half Shot
  • Male

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Sea lions often sit or lie in shallow water, as this mature adult male is doing. This might be to help regulate body temperature on hot, sunny days