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Sea Lion Facts is a supporting activity that should be read after reading Sofie's Adventure. If you do not have the entire activity set, which includes the anchor book Sofie's Adventure, tests, and photos, you can download it free from the Annie's Resource Attic web site. The story text, movies and photos of Sea Lion Facts are by Ann Brundige with the following exceptions:

Page 1. Range map created from a blank world map and range maps of each species of sea lion. Added sea lion is cropped from a photo by Ann Brundige.

  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/BlankMap-World.png Vardion 2004 and adapted by E Pluribus Anthony (public domain) blank map of the world updated 2011 via Wikimedia Commons.
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Otaria_flavescens_distribution.png by Mirko Thiessen 2005 (CC BY-SA 3.0) Distribution of the South American Sea Lion via Wikimedia Commons.
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Eumetopias_jubatus_distribution2.jpg by NOAA (public Domain) Stellar Sea Lion Range via Wikimedia Commons.
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Australian_Sea_Lion_area.png by Chermundy 2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0) Australian sea lion range via Wikimedia Commons.
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/New_Zealand_Sea_Lion_area.png by Chermundy 2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0) New Zealand Sea Lion range via Wikimedia Commons.
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Zalophus_californianus_distribution.png by by Mirko Thiessen 2005 (CC BY-SA 3.0) California sea lion range via Wikimedia Commons.
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Galapagos_Sea_Lion_area.png by Chermundy 2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0) Galapagos sea lion range via Wikimedia Commons.

Page 3 Tell More. 438043950_bc8abb897b_o.jpg by Mike Baird 2007 (CC BY 2.0) Harbor Seal via Flickr.com.

Page 4 Tell More. 2422485450_5c4668ec7a_o.jpg by Lorraine Paulhuis (auntie rain) 2003 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Harbor Seal "hauls out" via Flickr.com.

Page 5. Cavorting Sea Lion Snapshot from movie MVI_0251 by Winston Brundige 2012 off Española in Galapagos Islands.

Page 5 Tell More. Photo and two videos.

  • 5605182747_1d82183cef_b.jpg by Trine Juel (tjuel) 2011 (CC BY-NC 2.0) Seal, Berlin Zoo via Flickr.com.
  • Harbor Seal In Otter Cove video by Ken-ichi Ueda 2008 (CC BY-NC 2.0) via Flikr.com Original underwater video is .mp4; I converted to .m4v. URL is http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-ichi/2876353657/
  • Snippet from 5005385643_sd.mp4 Cape Cod - Fish Market - seals, seagull - swimming - Video by Clio CJS 2010 MVI_1614 (50s) (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) via flickr.com with new soundtrack adapted from Water,Lapping,Rocky,Beach,Ambiance.wav by Filipe Chagas (CC 0) via Freesound.org.

Page 6. Underwater Tricks Snapshot from movie MVI_0251 by Winston Brundige by Winston Brundige 2012 off Española in Galapagos Islands.

Page 7. 76719813_af753484cb_b.jpg by Loose Bits (Rand) 2005 (CC BY-NC 2.0) Sea Lions & Scads in Cortez via Flickr.com.