✓ |
Swims and finds food in the sea |
✓ |
|
Climbs out on docks and floats |
✓ |
|
Lives along coastal shores and is common in the Strait of Georgia |
✓ |
|
Eats mainly fish but also some invertebrates |
✓ |
|
Typically brings prey ashore to eat |
✓ |
✓ |
Eats sea urchins, clams, crab and other shellfish |
|
✓ |
Eats prey lying on back at sea |
|
|
Dens on land, sometimes under people’s houses! |
✓ |
|
Has several young in a litter |
✓ |
|
Has a long pointy tail |
✓ |
|
Swims on its belly |
✓ |
✓ |
Swims on its back |
|
✓ |
Lives at seas. Rarely comes ashore |
|
✓ |
Clumsy on land. Hind feet are large flippers |
|
✓ |
Gives birth at sea. Carries its single pup on its belly |
|
|
Adult weighs up to 14 kg |
✓ |
✓ |
Adult weighs 27 to 45 kg (size of a Lab retriever) |
|