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Geo-Legendary · Tier S

Sleeping Sea Lion

Sleeping Sea Lion is a Geo-Legendary Earth Beast inspired by Kicker Rock / León Dormido in the Galápagos, named for a sleeping lion silhouette. The species anchor is the Galápagos Sea Lion.

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Sleeping Sea Lion — a stone sea lion resting as a split ocean rock, surrounded by blue water and reef life
Image slot: Sleeping Sea Lion

Tier

S · Geo-Legendary

Scientific name

Zalophus wollebaeki

Capture landmark

Kicker Rock / León Dormido, San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador

Legendary power

Reef Gate

Capture site

Landmark-only capture

Legendary Earth Beasts can only be captured at Kicker Rock / León Dormido, San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador.

The place

Kicker Rock / León Dormido, Galápagos, Ecuador

Kicker Rock is also known as León Dormido, meaning Sleeping Lion.

The name makes it a strong AnimalDex fit even though the rock is more of a landmark silhouette than a traditional mythic animal.

The legendary animal

Sleeping Sea Lion

Sleeping Sea Lion artwork

Sleeping Sea Lion teaches Rested Surge through shore resting, underwater speed, social calls, and reef hunting. Its form fits León Dormido, a sea-stack landmark whose name means sleeping lion.

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Biology inspired by Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki).

Canonical stats

Sleeping Sea Lion battle profile

Canonical game stats

Legendary Earth Beasts use flagship S-tier stats tied to their landmark capture site.

Stats source: Indexed species profile

Battle tier A
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Dominance

70

Speed

72

Size

56

Intelligence

72

Rarity

90%

Total

360

Field guide

Habitat, traits, and ecology

Habitat: Kicker Rock / León Dormido, San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador

Signature traits

  • Biological Superpower: amphibious agility
  • Streamlined swimming body
  • Social shoreline colonies
  • Breath-held underwater hunting

Interesting facts

  • It is endemic to the Galápagos region.
  • Young sea lions are playful and highly curious.
  • Males defend territories during breeding season.

Diet: Feeds mainly on fish and squid caught during agile dives.

Predators: Threats include sharks, orcas, disease, food shortages, and human disturbance.

Sleep pattern: Rests on shore between feeding trips and is active around water throughout the day.

Lifespan: Can live into the teens or longer, with survival affected by food cycles and ocean conditions.

Legendary power

Reef Gate

Lesson: Rest is stored movement.

Best for: Recovery, Agility, Balance

Image direction: stone sea lion, blue Galápagos water, reef gate, calm surface with hidden speed.

Are these really petrified animals?

No. Sleeping Sea Lion is inspired by a real place where natural rock, erosion, and human imagination overlap—not by a literal fossilized animal frozen in stone.

In AnimalDex, Sleeping Sea Lion is its own catalog species with flagship stats and a field guide. Its biology draws on Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) so the lesson stays educational and searchable.

FAQ

Why is it called Sleeping Lion if the anchor is a sea lion?

The local Spanish name León Dormido means Sleeping Lion, but the Galápagos Sea Lion is the stronger biological anchor for AnimalDex because it belongs to the archipelago's real fauna.

Is Kicker Rock one rock or two?

It is a split sea stack formation rising from the water, which helps create the resting animal silhouette from certain angles.

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Updated July 6, 2026

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