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Female sea lion

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Female sea lion

Female New Zealand sea lions are golden brown and more slender than males. They can occasionally be seen in the southern South Island, and there have been isolated reports of pups being born there.

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by Lloyd Spencer Davis

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Lloyd Spencer Davis, Seals – Seal watching, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6180/female-sea-lion (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Lloyd Spencer Davis, published 2 March 2009.