Sea lion's vocal communication is pretty unique, they are one of the few mammals that have an intense vocal speech. They can produce vocal sounds on land and even under water! During breeding seasons the male sea lions usually bark at one another to establish dominance on each others territory, or to show off to female sea lions. Female sea lions use a lot of vocal communication with their pups. When they have to go out to hunt for food, as they return they call out to their pups and the pup calls back in order to find each other again. Female sea lions also become very aggressive right before and after giving birth, their "threat calls" progress from a bark to an intense squeal to a more forceful belch then after to an irregular growl. Sea lions are very vocal, they communicate, just like us.
-Brendan M.
-Brendan M.
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