SEA LIONS
KOAKIXG IX THE BUSH The doings of the sea lion at St. Clair, Dunedin, recalled to an old sailor at Port Chalmers how the sea lions roared at night lime in the bush at the Auckland Islands, more than 50 years ago. At those islands, especially the main island, there seemed to be a social demarcation in the relations of the animals. The exclusive fur seal frequented the western shore only, and the hair seals and sea lions as exclusively the eastern shore, which was the sheltered side, for the prevailing winds were westerly. The sea lions had (racks from the shore to the bush, where at night time the noise they made resembled the bellowing of a paddock of bulls. A sea leopard, notable for its beautiful spots, accompanied the sea lions on their nightly forays. The hilltops of the main island were covered with colonics of brooding albatross, the young of which could not fly until they were nine mouths old.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11931, 24 January 1936, Page 4
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