Food Habits
Galapagos sea lions usually forage at shallow depths for fish, squid, octopus, and crustaceans. They have been observed smashing octopus on the water's surface, allowing for easier consumption. During El Niño of the 1980s, their primary diet consisted of sardines and myctophids, or lanternfish.
Animal Foods: fish; mollusks
Primary Diet: carnivore (Piscivore , Molluscivore )
- Dellinger, T., F. Trillmich. 1999. Fish prey of the sympatric Galápagos fur seals and sea lions: seasonal variation and niche separation.. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77: 1204–1216. Accessed February 08, 2009 at http://rparticle.web-p.cisti.nrc.ca/rparticle/AbstractTemplateServlet?calyLang=eng&journal=cjz&volume=77&year=1999&issue=8&msno=z99-095.
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