Neophoca cinerea

The scientific name of the Australian sea lion is Neophoca cinerea, and its foreign name is Australian sealion. It is a sea lion that only lives on the southern and western coasts of Australia. It is very similar to other sea lions and fur seals in the family Neophocidae.

The Australian sea lion mainly feeds on cephalopods and fish, and also eats penguins. It can go 9.7 kilometers deep into the land and climb up 29 meters of cliffs. It breeds in October, and a male and 4 to 5 females form a reproductive group. The cubs weigh 6.4 to 7.9 kg and are 62 to 68 cm long. Males are larger than females in weight and have fluff. It is distributed along the coast of Australia, between 26 and 28 degrees south latitude, from Houtman Island to Kangaroo Island. It does not migrate. There are about 2,000 to 5,000.

Australian sea lions are endangered animals in the IUCN - World Conservation Union Red List.

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Distributed in coastal areas of Western Australia and South Australia.

Adult males are 3 to 3.5 meters long and weigh 300 kg; females are 2.5 to 3 meters long and weigh 230 kg. According to the measurement of 235 male sea lions caught in Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island (36oS, 137o20'E) (weight 6.8 to 93 kg), the relationship between their body length and weight is logL=1.52+0.33logw. W is weight in kg, and L is body length in cm. The back of females is silver-gray and the belly is light yellow; males are dark brown with rough light yellow mane. The average length of the skull is 308 mm, the sagittal crest is about 30 mm high, and its width is larger than that of New Zealand sea lions.