Steller's Sea Lion is found on the North Pacific coasts. The countries included are Russia, Japan, Canada, and part of the United States. It is characterized by a yellowish buff color, and a coat of short coarse hair that lacks a distinct undercoat.
Sea lions have longer flippers than the true or earless seals.
They are capable of rotating their hind flippers forward in order to have full use of all four limbs on land. Steller's Sea Lions show remarkable sexual dimorphism. Males are much larger than females. The length of the average male is 282 centimeters, while the length of the average female is only 228 centimeters. The weight of the average male is 566 kilograms, while the weight of the average female is only 263 kilograms.