Sea-lion at Dangerous Reef |
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| Title : | Sea-lion at Dangerous Reef |
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| Date of creation : | ca. 1906 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 105 x 150 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
An female Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) lying on the rocks at Dangerous Reef near Port Lincoln. Females can grow up to 165 centimetres and weigh 80 kilograms and the male up to 235 cm and 300 kgs. The Australian Sea-lion mostly inhabits islands but also a few mainland sites with the principal breeding colonies being located at Kangaroo Island and Dangerous Reef in South Australia. There was once a breeding colony in Bass Strait but this was destroyed by sealers in the 19th century. In November 2007 ABC News online reported that the thriving colony of Sea-lions on Nicolas Baudin Island (located 30km south of Streaky Bay off Cape Blanche) had produced 92 pups during the current breeding season. |
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| Period : | 1884-1913 |
| Place : | Dangerous Reef |
| Region : | Eyre Peninsula and Far West Coast |
| Further reading : | Bryden, M. M. Dugongs, whales, dolphins and seals: a guide to the sea mammals of Australasia, by Michael Bryden, Helene Marsh, Peter Shaughnessy St Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1998 Shaughnessy, P. D., The action plan for Australian seals, Canberra: Environment Australia, 1999 Ray, Clayton E. A well documented early record of the Australian sea lion by Clayton E. Ray and John K. Ling [London: s.n., 1981?] |
| Internet links : | Aquatic animals : Department for Environment and Heritage website Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula : Department for Environment and Heritage (pdf) |
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