Sea Lion vs. Seal Differences

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Sea Lion vs. Seal

What’s The Difference Between Seals & Sea Lions?

SEA LIONS:

Earflaps
Long hairless foreflippers
Hindflippers rotate underneath to allow them to walk on land
Swim underwater using foreflippers like wings of a bird
Long smooth whiskers or vibrissae

seal
This is a Sea Lion

SEALS:

Earholes
Short, hairy foreflippers & long claws
Move on land by wiggling on belly & keep hindflippers straight out
Swim by steering with foreflippers and powering with hindflipers
Whiskers are crimped or beaded

seal
This is a Seal

sea lion diagram

* Information courtesy of www.SeaWorld.org & www.NationalGeographic.com