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What Do You Know About Pinnipeds?

Pinnipeds consists of Seals, Sea lions and Fir Seals, and Walruses because they are all fin-footed, mainly eat fish and squid, and have blubber.

Polar Bears are not pinnipeds!

All though these are some features of different species of pinnipeds, the one thing they all have in common is being fin-footed.

ALL pinnipeds are fin-footed!

Blubber is also another thing that all pinnipeds have in common.

All of these require blubber!

The purpose is to help anchor itself onto ice, to defend themselves against predator, and to catch their prey (clams) from the sediment.

The tusk is not used for mating!

What are the tusk of a Walrus NOT used for?

Walrus' tusks can grow up to one meter!

Sea Lions have long necks

Seal's rear flippers cannot be moved foward!

Can seals' rear flippers be moved forward?

It's unknown why they do it exactly. Some think they accidentally eat them while catching prey. Others think it helps with their digestion. Others think they eat them when they have trouble finding food.

The Southern Elephant Seal eats rocks.

The lose jaw allows them to eat bigger prey.

The Leopard Seal has a lose jaw!

Which seal is known for having a lose jaw?

Males can weigh as much as 3,000 to 4,500 kg.

The Southern Elephant Seal is the largest species of seal in the Antarctic.

Which is the largest species of seal in the Antarctic?

This is because they are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

There are only 15 Northern Fur Seals in captivity!

True or False: there are only 15 Northern Fur Seals in captivity.

They can only be found in the Pacific Ocean.

Sea Lions cannot be found in Boston.

Can sea lions be found in the ocean in Boston?

It was often hunted for its skin and oil.

The Japanese Sea Lion is extinct.

Male Galápagos Sea Lions have a bump on their forehead!

How do you tell the difference between male and female Galápagos Sea Lions?

To be exact, this is a Harbor Seal, which you can tell by how it's in a "banana-like" position. In addition, it has a short neck and no external ears.

This is a seal!

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