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Australian sea lion

Index Australian sea lion

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia. [1]

25 relations: Alloparenting, Australia, Dangerous Reef, Eared seal, Endangered species, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Estrous cycle, Fathead minnow, François Péron, Fur seal, Great Australian Bight, Houtman Abrolhos, Kangaroo Island, Monotypic taxon, Pinniped, Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion, Port Lincoln, Protected areas of South Australia, Sea lion, Seal Bay Conservation Park, Seasonal breeder, South Australia, Southern Australia, The Pages, Western Australia.

Alloparenting

Alloparenting (also referred to as alloparental care) is a term used to classify any form of parental care provided by an individual towards a non-descendent young.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Dangerous Reef

Dangerous Reef is an island and reef system located in Spencer Gulf in the Australian state of South Australia about east-south east of the city of Port Lincoln.

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Eared seal

An eared seal or otariid or otary is any member of the marine mammal family Otariidae, one of three groupings of pinnipeds.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places.

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Estrous cycle

The estrous cycle or oestrus cycle (derived from Latin oestrus 'frenzy', originally from Greek οἶστρος oîstros 'gadfly') is the recurring physiological changes that are induced by reproductive hormones in most mammalian therian females.

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Fathead minnow

The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) is a species of temperate freshwater fish belonging to the genus Pimephales of the cyprinid family.

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François Péron

François Auguste Péron (22 August 1775 – 14 December 1810) was a French naturalist and explorer.

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Fur seal

Fur seals are any of nine species of pinnipeds belonging to the subfamily Arctocephalinae in the family Otariidae.

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Great Australian Bight

The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.

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Houtman Abrolhos

The Houtman Abrolhos (often informally called the Abrolhos Islands) is a chain of 122 islands, and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia.

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Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Pinniped

Pinnipeds, commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals.

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Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion

Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion (Neophoca palatina) is an extinct species of pinniped known from a nearly-complete adult male skull found at Ohope Beach on the North Island in 1937.

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Port Lincoln

Port Lincoln is a city on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia.

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Protected areas of South Australia

Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies.

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Sea lion

Sea lions are sea mammals characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short, thick hair, and a big chest and belly.

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Seal Bay Conservation Park

Seal Bay Conservation Park is a protected area located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia.

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Seasonal breeder

Seasonal breeders are animal species that successfully mate only during certain times of the year.

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South Australia

South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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Southern Australia

The term Southern Australia is generally considered to include the states and territories of Australia of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.

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The Pages

The Pages is an island group in the Australian state of South Australia consisting of two small islands and a reef located in Backstairs Passage, a strait separating Kangaroo Island and the Fleurieu Peninsula.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_sea_lion

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