| The Arthashastra also reveals that the Mauryas designated specific forests to protect supplies of timber, as well as lions and tigers, for skins. |
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| Another way sea lions mitigate the oxygen obtained at the surface in dives is to reduce digestion rate. |
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| Digestion rate in these sea lions increase back to normal rates immediately upon resurfacing. |
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| Compared to terrestrial mammals, sea lions have a higher tolerance to storing CO2 which is what normally tells mammals that they need to breathe. |
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| To test this proposed theory researchers used Galapagos sea lions because they are endemic to the Galapagos islands. |
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| Furthermore, data was collected by capturing sea lions in order to measure and determine their growth rates. |
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| The shocking results were that sea lions are affected the parasites from the early ages of 3 weeks old up until the age of 4 to 8 months. |
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| Sea lions get affected greatly due to environmental changes because of the dependency they have on marine resources for feeding. |
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| With their acute eyesight and hearing, common ostriches can sense predators such as lions from far away. |
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| However, when the weather changes drastically and unexpectedly then sea lions are left with no food. |
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| Sea lions, with three groups of pinnipeds, have multiple breeding methods and habits over their families but they remain relatively universal. |
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| Otariids, or eared sea lions, raise their young, mate, and rest in more earthly land or ice habitats. |
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| Steller sea lions have exhibited multiple competitive strategies for reproductive success. |
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| As a result, South American sea lions have been foraging at higher tropical altitudes than they did prior to human exploitation. |
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| Sea lions rely on fish, like pollock, as a food source and have to compete with fishermen for it. |
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| Also, human presence and human recreational activities can cause sea lions to engage in violent and aggressive actions. |
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| Sea lions have also been the main focus of tourism in Australia and New Zealand. |
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| One of the main sites to view sea lions is in the Carnac Island Nature Reserve near Perth in Western Australia. |
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| In Scotland, the first and fourth quarters are occupied by the Scottish lion, and the second by the English lions. |
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| Males often call during mating rituals to ward off other males and to attract females, as in the roaring of lions and red deer. |
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| The birds like swans, peacocks, parrots and animals like snakes, lions, elephants and horses were also favorites when decorating a lamp. |
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| The lions symbolize Schleswig, and the nettle leaf Holstein, thus expressing the town's unity with these two historic lands. |
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| After a year, the seven men returned with commodities and valuables that they had purchased, which included giraffes, lions, and ostriches. |
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| Animals that prey on ostriches of all ages may include cheetahs, lions, leopards, African hunting dogs, and spotted hyenas. |
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| They may be preyed on by lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs. |
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| Iran lost all its Asiatic lions and the now extinct Caspian tigers by the earlier part of the 20th century. |
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| Guadalupe Island is located in the extreme west of the state's boundaries and is the site of large colonies of sea lions. |
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| The majority of the sea's islands are uninhabited making them ideal breeding grounds for seals, sea lions, seabirds, and other sea island fauna. |
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| Coyotes, bears, and mountain lions which occasionally kill porcupines are sometimes quilled. |
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| For example, one might argue that all lions are big cats, all big cats are predators, and all predators are carnivores. |
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| To conclude that therefore all lions are carnivores is to construct a sorites argument. |
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| During their funeral rite they perform a special dance which is said to stop lions from attacking the herds. |
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| Endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales. |
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| In his earlier Great Seal of 1189, he had used either one or two lions rampants combatants, which arms he may have adopted from his father. |
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| I watched from a distance as rangers left a kudu carcass to entice the lions to walk through the gates. |
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| The lions that form parts of the arms, crest and supporters are also taken from Hereford's arms. |
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| The exact location of the medieval menagerie is unknown, although the lions were kept in the barbican known as Lion Tower. |
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| The later Sasanian Empire is also well represented by ornate silver plates and cups, many representing ruling monarchs hunting lions and deer. |
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| The town council of Faversham changes only the hindquarters of the three lions to silver. |
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| Permission for this was granted in 1929, when the supporting lions, from the Lancastrian Earls of Leicester, were added. |
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| The supporting lions are wearing coronets in the form of collars, with the white cinquefoil hanging from them. |
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| While out on assignments supplying oil to customers across Tanganyika, he encountered black mambas and lions, among other wildlife. |
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| Native to the cliffs of northern California are seals, sea lions, and many types of shorebirds, including migratory species. |
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| Among pinnipeds, Steller's sea lions, northern fur seals, spotted seals and harbor seals are abundant along much of the peninsula. |
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| The first quarter, representing Denmark, consists of three blue lions passant and nine red hearts on a yellow field. |
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| In turn they are hunted by larger pelagic animals such as tuna, billfish, sea lions, sharks and pelicans. |
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| Resident killer whales swim with porpoises, other dolphins, seals, and sea lions, which are common prey for transient killer whales. |
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| For the Kwakwaka'wakw, the killer whale was regarded as the ruler of the undersea world, with sea lions for slaves and dolphins for warriors. |
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| Other species known to enter freshwater include California sea lions and South American sea lions. |
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| Some species, such as California and South American sea lions, may forage with cetaceans and sea birds. |
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| While pinnipeds mostly hunt in the water, South American sea lions are known to chase down penguins on land. |
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| Steller sea lions have been recorded eating the pups of harbor seals, northern fur seals and California sea lions. |
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| New Zealand sea lions feed on pups of some fur seal species, and the South American sea lion may prey on South American fur seals. |
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| Lekking may also exist among California sea lions, South American fur seals, New Zealand sea lions and harbor seals. |
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| Female Steller sea lions are known to solicit mating with their territorial males. |
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| Male California sea lions have been observed to help shield swimming pups from predators. |
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| The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped the sea and its animals, and often depicted sea lions in their art. |
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| Navy officials say that the sea lions can do this in seconds, before the enemy realizes what happened. |
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| The Navy insists that the sea lions are removed once their mission is complete. |
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| Many docks are not designed to withstand the weight of several resting sea lions. |
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| Sea lions also conflict with fisherman since both depend on the same fish stocks. |
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| In 2007, MMPA was amended to permit the lethal removal of sea lions from salmon runs at Bonneville Dam. |
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| Wildlife officials have unsuccessfully attempted to ward off the sea lions using bombs, rubber bullets and bean bags. |
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| Efforts to chase sea lions away from the area have also proven ineffective. |
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| Critics like the Humane Society object to the killing of the sea lions, claiming that hydroelectric dams pose a greater threat to the salmon. |
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| Species commonly entangled include California sea lions, Hawaiian monk seals, northern fur seals and brown fur seals. |
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| The lions date from the late 16th century, when city and province became part of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. |
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| The latter reason is well supported in primates and lions but less so in rodents. |
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| Until recently, sea lions were grouped under a single subfamily called Otariinae, whereas fur seals were grouped in the subfamily Arcocephalinae. |
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| All sea lions have certain features in common, in particular their coarse, short fur, greater bulk, and larger prey than fur seals. |
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| It was from this basal line that both the sea lions and the remaining fur seal genus, Callorhinus, are thought to have diverged. |
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| One of the ways sea lions deal with the extreme pressures is by limiting the amount of gas exchange that occurs when diving. |
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| Oxygen availability is prolonged by the physiological control of heart rate in the sea lions. |
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| There were the tawny rocks, like lions couchant, defying the ocean, whose waves incessantly dashed against and scoured them with vast quantities of gravel. |
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| When they were come up to the place where the lions were, the boys that went before were glad to cringe behind, for they were afraid of the lions. |
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| There was an uncommon variant with the Saint John the Evangelist's eagle and two lions adopted as Castilian royal supporters by John II, Isabella's father. |
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| Bradycardia is a control mechanism to allow a switch from pulmonary oxygen to oxygen stored in the muscles which is needed when the sea lions are diving to depth. |
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| Skulls of Australian sea lions from Western Australia were generally smaller in length whereas the largest skulls are from cool temperate localities. |
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| Current occurrences of the critically endangered North Pacific right whales and historically abundant Steller's sea lions in these areas are unknown. |
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| He seemed likeable, a scrupulous, slow young man, without the disengagedness of Considine, that light-hearted, light-handed seducer who even shot lions negligently. |
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| Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago. |
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| Some animals, such as lions or peacocks, would have been known in England only through descriptions in texts or through images in manuscripts or on portable objects. |
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| This tourist site receives over 100,000 visitors, many of whom are recreational boaters and tourists, who can watch the male sea lions haul out on to the shore. |
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| The lion is now unified as opposed to fragmented lions of the past. |
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| The lions embrace a stylised letter Q, the crab rests atop the letter with flames rising directly above it, and the fairies are each sheltering below a lion. |
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| South American sea lions have been greatly impacted by human exploitation. |
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| The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. |
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| When playing Test cricket, England's cricket whites feature the three lions badge on the left of the shirt and the name and logo of the sponsor Waitrose on the right. |
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| It is a merge of both the shield crest and the old lions crest. |
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| Georges cross on the background with three lions in front of it. |
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| Royal emblems depicting lions were first used by the Norman dynasty, later a formal and consistent English heraldry system emerged at the end of the 12th century. |
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| Sea lions are sea mammals characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short, thick hair, big chest and belly. |
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| Berkshire County Council bore arms with two golden lions in reference to its royal patronage and the Norman kings' influence upon the early history of Berkshire. |
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| However, they may sometimes fiercely fight predators, especially when chicks are being defended, and have been capable of killing even lions in such confrontations. |
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| This division was based on the most prominent common feature shared by the fur seals and absent in the sea lions, namely the dense underfur characteristic of the former. |
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| Larger animals like walruses and Steller sea lions are much less common. |
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| The 10p coin depicts the first quarter of the shield, showing the lions passant from the Royal Banner of England, with the words TEN PENCE above the shield design. |
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| While building the railway through Tsavo, a number of the Indian railway workers and local African labourers were attacked by two lions known as the Tsavo maneaters. |
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| The Pliocene seas were alive with sea cows, seals, sea lions and sharks. |
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| Many species of large marine mammals, including pacific gray whales, blue whales, humpback whales, and California sea lions breed or feed close to the Channel Islands. |
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| North to south composition of a sea lion's diet showed that the temperature gradients were a key factor in the prey mix that was available for the NZ sea lions. |
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| Wildlife managers have used various methods to control the animals, and some city officials have redesigned docks so they can better withstand use by sea lions. |
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| The collapse of alveoli does not allow for any oxygen storage in the lungs however, this means that sea lions must mitigate oxygen use in order to extend their dives. |
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