Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Two of our California sea lions, Jonah and Calypso joined us on this week’s Facebook Live to kick off Memorial Day weekend! Calypso turns 22 this Sunday while Jonah turns 29 on June 15. A common misconception our animal care team gets is confusing sea lions with seals. They are cousins, but a few key differences with sea lions are:
💙 Have large front flippers – a third of their overall body size
💙 Have small ear flaps that is an adaption to help them hear better on land
💙 Very agile on land and have a rotating hind hip bone to help climb rocks and to walk on all fours
Learn more about our flippered friends on this week’s livestream.
Two of our California sea lions, Jonah and Calypso joined us on this week’s Facebook Live to kick off Memorial Day weekend! Calypso turns 22 this Sunday while Jonah turns 29 on June 15. A common misconception our animal care team gets is confusing sea lions with seals. They are cousins, but a few key differences with sea lions are:
💙 Have large front flippers – a third of their overall body size
💙 Have small ear flaps that is an adaption to help them hear better on land
💙 Very agile on land and have a rotating hind hip bone to help climb rocks and to walk on all fours
Learn more about our flippered friends on this week’s livestream.
