How do you become a specialist in penguin care or in understanding sea lion behavior? You’ll hear about two people who have done just that in this STEM Pro Live! with two members of OdySea Aquarium’s animal care and education team.
Seals, sea lions, fur seals, and walruses make up a group of sea mammals called pinnipeds.
Welcome to a favorite “haul out” spot of steller sea lions!
Students will understand how fish swim and breathe underwater as well as other adaptations of sea turtles, seals and sea lions.
Students will understand the basic anatomy of what makes a fish a fish and describe characteristics of marine mammals such as seals and sea lions that are found in the Carousel of the Living Sea.
Students will learn about the adaptations of sea turtles, sea lions, seals and fish.
Students will understand the structure and function of fish, sea turtles, seals and sea lions and will compare and contrast biomes.
California sea lions can be found all up and down the Pacific coast, as far North as British Columbia and as far south as Mexico, while Pacific harbor seals are found north of the equator in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.