Sea Lions

We're Robyn and Alex, and we love to visit the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium to hang out with our favorite creatures: sea lions! The zookeepers here want to make the animals feel like they are in the wild as much as possible. In the wild, sea lions spend much of the day hunting and playing. That got us wondering: How could we give the sea lions more chances to play and hunt, just like they enjoy doing in their natural habitat?

How Would You Investigate This Question?
To figure out how to create a realistic natural habitat for sea lions, make yourself familiar with how the creatures live in the wild. What sorts of information should you gather about their activities? What should you know about their diet? Write your ideas in your notebook and discuss them with your classmates. Then discuss them with your teacher, watch the DragonflyTV video, or go to Sea Lions to see what Robyn and Alex did and what they learned about keeping their sea lion friends happy and healthy.