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Scientists establish first map of the sea lion brain
Despite considerable evidence for the California sea lion's intelligence, very little is known about how their brain is organized. Now, a team of neuroscientists has taken an important step toward uncovering this mystery by conducting the first comprehensive study of the California sea lion's central nervous system, concentrating on the somatosensory system, which is concerned with conscious perception of touch, pressure, pain, temperature, position and vibration. Ref. Source 1g.
Massive sea lion, fur seal hunting in the Patagonian coasts is altering Southern Atlantic Ocean ecosystems
Sea lion hunting by the Europeans at the Atlantic coasts of South America - it started in the 19th Century and continued up to the second half of the 20th century in Argentina and Uruguay - changed its nutrition guidelines of these pinnipeds as well as the structure of the coastal trophic network, according to new research. Ref. Source 1x.