Seals and sea lions are marine mammals called 'pinnipeds' that differ in physical characteristics and adaptations.
But seals have furry, generally stubby front feet, thinly webbed flippers with a claw on each small toe and sealions have skin-covered, elongated fore.
Secondly, sea lions have small flaps for outer ears. The "earless" or "true" seals lack external ears altogether. You have to get very close to see the tiny holes on the sides of a seal’s sleek head.
Third, sea lions are noisy. Seals are quieter, vocalizing via soft grunts.
Fourth, while both species spend time both in and out of the water, seals are better adapted to live in the water than on land - and are more aquadynamic than sea lions. Sea lions, on the other hand, are able to "walk" on land by rotating their hind flippers forward and underneath their big bodies. This is why they are more likely to be employed in aquaria and marine shows.
Finally, seals are less social than their sea-lion cousins. They spend more time in the water than sea lions do and often lead solitary lives in the wild, coming ashore together only once a year to meet and mate.
closer - http://365project.org/annied/the-ones-i-left/2014-07-24
@amandal he is gorgeous - he kept giving me the eye - lol - he performs in the show to teach people about water pollution and the environment and marine mammals - he does a wonderful shark impersonation hahaha
