Galápagos sea lion
zalophus wollebaeki latin

Galápagos sea lions are especially vulnerable to human activity.

Galápagos sea lions can be found on each of the different islands of the Galápagos archipelago.

Feeding mostly on sardines, Galápagos sea lions sometimes travel 10 to 15 kilometers from the coast over the span of days to hunt for their prey.

Galápagos sea lions, compared to California sea lions, have a slightly smaller sagittal crest and a shorter muzzle.

The famous flightless cormorants inhabit this island, as do Galápagos penguins, pelicans, Galápagos sea lions and Galápagos fur seals.

Pinzón is home to giant Galápagos tortoises of the endemic subspecies Chelonoidis nigra duncanensis, Galápagos sea lions and other endemic species.

This bay is a good location to spot brown pelicans, golden rays, marine iguanas, herons, lava gulls, frigate birds, Galápagos sea lions, and large numbers of blue-footed boobies, which fish by spectacular plunge diving.

The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that exclusively breeds on the Galápagos Islands and - in smaller numbers - on Isla de la Plata (Ecuador).

Cold, hot and warm marine currents come together here, generating a wide diversity of animal life: from small coloured fish to large mammals.; marine iguanas, Galapagos Land Iguana, galapagos crabs, Galápagos sea lion, Sharks, Blue footed boobie, swallow-tailed gulls, ducks, frigatebirds and the galápagos tortoise.