Do Pinnipeds Vocalize?
I wrote before about some differences about Seals and Sea Lions. There is one big difference between Seals and Sea Lions that I forgot to write about, which is that Sea Lions like to vocalize and Seals are generally quiet. Sea Lions are extroverts. They talk all of the time. For example, when I was at the Bronx Zoo we could always here the California Sea Lions vocalizing. From what I have observed, Steller Sea Lions are not as talkative as California Sea Lions, but it does not take a long amount of time to hear them when you observe them in an aquarium. If you want to hear what a California Sea Lion sounds like, click on this link to the Marine Mammal Center: http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/education/marine-mammal-information/pinnipeds/california-sea-lion/#sounds There is a time when Seals do vocalize a lot. Mother Seals can recognize the individual cries of her little Pupper, and the little Pupper will reply. As they call back and forth, ...