New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri)

New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) - Female

About New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Mammals
Order: Carnivorans
Family: Otariidae

Breeding and hauling out occurs on sandy beaches (4). For the fist six months of life, the pups explore the freshwater creeks and pools around the beach (3). The adults often wander as far as two kilometres inland (2) and can be found resting in forests or on grassy cliffs (3).
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Lifelists

Australasia
World

Trips

New Zealand

Visits

2012-01-03

Stewart Island, New Zealand

Local Name: Hooker's Sea Lion
2012-01-13

Otago Peninsula / Dunedin, New Zealand