Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Well, maybe there weren’t any tigers, but there were lions (Steller Sea Lions to be exact) and bears (Kodiak Brown Bears) when we ventured on Sam’s boat out of the relative calmness of Mush Bay and into more open waters. We watched Steller Sea Lions, an endangered species, from the boat as they lolled on the rocky outcropping, eventually splashing into the water. The bears appeared on the nearby rocky shore foraging for seaweed and barnacles. They quickly disappeared up the rock slopes because they were not used to seeing or hearing the boat.