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Grits
SEA LION
Age: 7 years
Length: About 5 feet
Weight: 195 pounds
Born: Sea World in Orlando, Fla.
In the wild: They swim the Pacific Ocean along the U.S. West coast from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, south to Mexico. They are not endangered, but laws protect them from being hunted.
Family: Mothers have one pup in June or July. Babies first drink milk from their mothers. They learn to hunt at about 3 months old.
Food: In the wild, fish, squid and oysters. At the zoo, fish and squid.
Fun fact: Sea lions play with toys as part of their zoo training.
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