Name: California Sea Lion
Information: California sea lions are playful, smart, and graceful in the water. The trained "seals" in zoos and aquariums are often California sea lions because they are intelligent, agile and easy to train. They are very social animals, and groups often rest closely packed together at favored haul-out sites on land, or float together on the ocean's surface in "rafts." They are sometimes seen porpoising, or jumping out of the water, presumably to speed up their swimming. Sea lions have also been seen "surfing" breaking waves.please see these websites: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/pinnipeds/californiasealion.htm California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)