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sea lion

(Science: zoology) Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidae native of the Pacific ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the south American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.


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On Subspecies

... species can in certain rare cases have offspring, but I don't see how that proves or disproves anything else. Nobody probably claims tiger and lion are the same species..? I think if one wants to point out the problems of categorizing species they might want to use certain canines such as dog ...

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by biohazard
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:56 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: On Subspecies
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Lion + Tiger = Liger It has been done, google it. Isn't that in Napoleon Dynamite? lol stupid movie.

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by Jesse2504
Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:40 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Why do you keep talking about species

Lion + Tiger = Liger It has been done, google it.

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by futurezoologist
Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:29 am
 
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Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Re: Why do you keep talking about species

kolean wrote (i.e. lions and tiger can cross breed, but simply don't because they do not share the same habitat)....Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof. (Ashley Montague) I did not ...

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by kolean
Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:09 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
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What are your country's endemic animals?

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by Linn
Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:20 am
 
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