On Friday at 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., the zoo will celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of a new state-of-the-industry habitat for its California sea lions Luci, Ady, Gunnison and Maverick.

For nearly five decades, visitors to the Birmingham Zoo have enjoyed watching California sea lions splashing in their pool at the Sea Lion Habitat. Sea lions Farley and Gio have been zoo favorites ...

During her life at the zoo, Calli was bred with a male sea lion named Jetty. They had two pups, including Catalina — who was born at the zoo in 2016 and was the first sea lion pup to be born ...

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WASHINGTON (7News) — Staff at theSmithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are mourning the loss of Calli, a belovedfemale California sea lion, who died Sept. 7 ...

Calli moves around on land. Rebecca Sturniolo / Smithsonian’s National Zoo Calli, one of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s most beloved California sea lions, died on September 7, zoo ...

The loss of Tamale leaves the zoo with three female California sea lions: Delilah (13), Luna (9) and Pepper (9). Tamale was born in 2012 and transferred from SeaWorld Orlando to Kansas City in 2014.

The zoo announced Kai, a male California sea lion pup, was born on June 16. He and his mom Kelilah are said to be doing well. He is the fifth species to be born at the zoo this year.

California sea lions like the ones housed by the Central Park Zoo are native to the West Coast, according to NOAA. The species is protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.