Sea lions and seals

Seals and sea lions are called dogs of the sea. They are playful, can bite and they do bark! You can tell them apart because sea lions have earflaps and seals do not. These are warm-blooded marine mammals. They stay warm because of thick blubber. The development of thick blubber to stay warm in the marine environment is a great example of convergent evolution.

These are sea lions. They like to rest in the sun to get warm.

More of the same. Note the earflaps.