A man was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly beating a sea lion suffering from domoic acid ... as well as two dolphins and two fur seals along the coast in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...

They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless, or true seals). Seals range ...