Compare And Contrast Sea Lion And Shark

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Have you ever seen a sea lion and shark different from others animals in the ocean?The sea lions is mostly different from a shark.Sharks have different habitats,diet, and traits than sea lion.Sharks are way different than a sea lion.
First,the sea lion and shark have different traits.Sharks teeth little a little big or 38,000 teeths.It’s shape rough and smooth ends.It’s size 13.7m,skin blue, behavior protects habitat. Weight 1,800 kg.Sea lion have little teeth 34 to 38. Shape is sleek and streambed. Skin dark behavior protect island. It weight 61kg.
Next, the sea lion and shark have different diet. Sharks diet are too eat plankton fish or other type of fish found in the ocean. Sea lion eat fishes,feeding,squids,octopus, and herring.

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