Point Lobos is the home of hundreds of sea lions from August to June. During the summer months the sexually active males go south to the Channel Islands. There the males protect an area of females in a harem and mate with females that live on the islands year-round. Male California sea lions reach weights of 700-800 pounds and can be up to 8 feet long. Females grow to 250 pounds and reach lengths of 6 feet.
Sea lions are brown and have external ear lobes.
They live on a diet of squid and fish, competing heavily with fishermen for salmon. Sea lions are intelligent animals that are mobile on land. They are able to rotate both fore and hind flippers enabling them to walk or run on land. Sea lions are very vocal as well. Take a few minutes at Sea Lion Point to hear the raucous vocalizations.