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Pinnipeds (pronounced /ˈpɪnɪˌpɛdz/),
commonly known as seals, are a
widely distributed and
diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly...
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group is
called a
pinniped or a seal. They are
widespread throughout the
ocean and some
larger lakes,
primarily in
colder waters.
Pinnipeds range in size...
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breeding location. The
mating system of
pinnipeds varies from
polygamy to
serial monogamy.
Pinnipeds are
known for
early differential growth and maternal...
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walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a
large pinniped marine mammal with
discontinuous distribution about the
North Pole in the
Arctic Ocean and subarctic...
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caniforms include the Caninae, Procyonidae, bears, mustelids, skunks, and
pinnipeds that
occur worldwide with
immense diversity in
their morphology, diet...
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pinnipeds which live in
freshwater bodies. The
group is
paraphyletic in nature, the
uniting factor being the
environment in
which these pinnipeds live...
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layer of
vascularized adipose tissue under the skin of all cetaceans,
pinnipeds, penguins, and sirenians. It was
present in many
marine reptiles, such...
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extinct group of
pinnipeds, Enaliarctos.
While support for the
monophyly of
pinnipeds is strong, the
relationship of
pinnipeds to
terrestrial mammals...
- Species. 2020. 2020.
Retrieved 2020-08-07. Aguilar, A. & Lowry, L. (IUCN SSC
Pinniped Specialist Group) (2008). "Monachus monachus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
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should protect its
marine biodiversity. Rare
marine species such as the
pinniped seals and the
loggerhead sea
turtle live in the seas
surrounding mainland...
