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  1. WEB5 days ago · They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and …

  2. WEB5 days ago · The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the …

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    A 2006 molecular study supports the division of phocids into two monophyletic subfamilies: Monachinae, which consists of elephant seals, monk seals and Antarctic seals; and Phocinae, which consists of all the rest.
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    Phocids are known as true or "earless" seals. These animals lack external ear flaps and are incapable of positioning their hind-flippers to move on land, making them more cumbersome. This is because of their massive ankle bones and flatter heels.
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    Several species have male-biased sexual dimorphism that depends on how polygynous a species is: highly polygynous species like elephant seals are extremely sexually dimorphic, while less polygynous species have males and females that are closer in size, or, in the case of Antarctic seals, females are moderately bigger.
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    Walruses and hooded seals are unique among ice-breeding species in that they have pronounced sexual dimorphism in favor of males. Adult male pinnipeds have several strategies to ensure reproductive success.
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  4. Charting the course of pinniped evolution: insights from molecular ...

  5. WEB4 days ago · Family Phocidae (earless seals), 14 genera and 18 species; The term "marine mammal" encompasses all mammals whose survival depends entirely or almost entirely on the oceans, which have also …

  6. pinni·ped
    noun
    1. a carnivorous aquatic mammal of the order Pinnipedia, such as a seal or walrus.
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  8. WEBMay 10, 2024 · Adult spotted seals are silvery-gray to light gray with dark spots scattered densely on their body. Pups are born with a white coat that is usually shed at the time of weaning and replaced with a coat that is …

  9. Sea lion | Marine Mammal, Adaptations & Behavior

    WEBMay 9, 2024 · Unlike the true, or earless, seals (family Phocidae), sea lions and other eared seals (family Otariidae) are able to rotate their hind flippers forward to use all four limbs when moving about on land. Sea lions also …

  10. WEBMay 10, 2024 · Ringed seal in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska - Photo: NOAA Fisheries. Ringed seals are the smallest and most common Arctic seal. They get their name from the small, light-colored circles, or rings, that …

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