On the Hunt with Sea Lions
In On the Hunt with Sea Lions, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores how the sea lions of the Galapagos Islands use the rough and barren coastline to their advantage, enticing their prey into a cove. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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Q: How do the sea lions show teamwork when they try to catch yellowfin tuna?
A: The sea lion gets a partner to help in getting the tuna to enter the cove and they work together to trap it.
Q: Why is the yellowfin tuna so important to the sea lions?
A: The tuna are large, sometimes weighing as much as 60 kilograms, which is over 120 pounds. Since the largest male sea lions are the ones that succeed in breeding, eating the tuna will help them grow. Also, one tuna contains five times the protein normally eaten in a day.
Q: How did the sea lions overcome a challenging area?
A: They used their hunting talents and they have learned to navigate the terrain along the coast.
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