Galapagos Sea Lion

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• It is one of the emblematic species of the archipelago Darwin visited, and its lack of fear of people, the same thing that struck him in other species, remains one of the islands' great tourist attractions today.
• El Niño events hit it brutally: as the water warms the surface fish disappear, and in the strongest episodes virtually the whole of that year's pup crop can die.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Sandy beaches, rocky shores and shallow waters of the Galápagos archipelago

Sexual maturity

5 years

Gestation / incubation

11.5 months

Litter / clutch size

1

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Zalophus wollebaeki

The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.