tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22336837.post7353224507805667780..comments2023-07-04T00:44:28.988-07:00Comments on The Wayward Hawaiian: Sea Lions SnuggleWayward Hawaiianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870230217076441039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22336837.post-36517246062202185122013-02-12T18:27:56.641-08:002013-02-12T18:27:56.641-08:00Wow! Wish I could have been there with my trusty ...Wow! Wish I could have been there with my trusty camera. Is he still there? I just did a quick check and the range of the California sea lion and the Stellar sea lion overlap. The CA sea lion gets upwards of 600 lbs and the Stellar sea lion gets upwards of 1000 lbs so, if it was REALLY REALLY BIG, it might have been a Stellar sea lion (the males are HUGE!).<br /><br />If you want to see more of them, there are lots of Stellar Sea lions up in Alaska. Just catch the tour boat in Seward which will take you around the Kenai Peninsula. There were colonies of Stellar Sea Lions and all kinds of whales as well (fin whales, killer whales, humpback whales...)! Apparently, however, the babie sea lions (pups) were smaller and less well nourished because the fishing trawlers were catching all the cod leaving the less oily and less nutritious pollock for the sea lions. Of course, I've seen pollock in the stores as well so...perhaps not good times for the sea lions up North... Thanks for checking in!<br />-ArnoldWayward Hawaiianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870230217076441039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22336837.post-72164621853921759012013-02-12T17:44:49.163-08:002013-02-12T17:44:49.163-08:00There was a big 'ol Sea Lion that used to live...There was a big 'ol Sea Lion that used to live on a navigation buoy in Port Townsend. So big! <br />Hannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936315047570120258noreply@blogger.com