Word: steller
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...lions belong to the family Otariidae. The two species found off California are Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubata) and the California sea lion (Zalophns californianus). All trained '''seals" in circuses are actually sea lions. True seals, which belong to the family Phocidae cannot be taught to toss or juggle a ball. California sea lions make the best circus performers; the Stellers are too big, too pugnacious. An adult Steller bull weighs 1,500 to 2,000 lb., a cow up to 1,000 lb. California bulls weigh up to 1,000 lb., the cows...
...some measure of protection was provided, but sporadic killing continued, many animals were taken for zoos and circuses, and hundreds of bulls were slaughtered every year for their genitalia from which Chinese manufacturers make a compound supposed to rejuvenate old men. The last census recorded only 6,363 Steller sea lions and 941 Californias...