- Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
- Great White Sharks are mackerel sharks that can get up to 6 meters (20 feet) long. They have no predators other than the killer whale. They can live as long as 70 years, and take 26 years to fully mature. They can swim up to 25 kilometers per hour (16 mph).
- California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
- California Sea Lions are mammals that can get up to 6 feet long for females, and 7.5 feet long for males. They weigh 240 pounds for females and 700 pounds for males. They can live 20-30 years and are subaquatic, meaning they spend time both on land and in the water (mainly water though). They are very playful and intelligent, and eat fish. You can see a lot of them at Pier 39 in San Francisco.
- Bat Rays (Myliobatis californica)
- Bat Rays are stingrays that have a wingspan of about 5.9 feet and weigh 200 pounds. They eat mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish. They live on sandy seafloors, and have a poisonous spike on its tail.
- Image credit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
- The Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse is an endangered rodent. It gets about 2.75 - 3 inches long, and has a cinnamon colored belly, which is why its also called the red-bellied harvest mouse. They live in salt marshes with lots of pickleweed.
- Image credit to the University of San Diego
- Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
- Leopard Sharks like to live in kelp forests. They get 4-7 feet long, with the females longer than males. They like to eat clams, fish eggs, fat innkeeper worms, crabs and fishes. They are a social shark species, and like to hunt in groups.
- Image credit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Double Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Double Crested Cormorants are semi-aquatic birds that dive under the surface to catch fish. They have a length of 27 inches and a wingspan of 50. They like to nest in trees near water, and live in coasts, bays, lakes, rivers.
- Image credit to All About Birds
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