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Aquatic Mammals

This section is for questions about those mammals that live most, if not all of their lives in the water. With specially adapted breathing abilities, these swimmers are some of the most intelligent creatures known.

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How do whirlpools affect sea creatures?

Very little if at all. Marine animals simply find shelter from excessively strong currents, and whirlpools (in the sense of very large vortices) are rare and short-lived anyway.

Why do seals have a flexible backbone?

The flexible backbone of a seal aids it in swimming and walking. It is necessary for locomotion under water and on land.

What are adaptations for manatee?

Some are like the breathing....They breath just like us except they come up for air and breathe in ninety percent of what they need to breathe while we only breathe in ten percent..They also use there front flippers to swim because if they couldn't use them to swim then they couldn't swim at all...Anything else just ask i hope it helps!!

In what order of marine mammals are cetaceans?

There are three orders of marine mammals; cetacea, sirenia and carnivore. The cetacea order includes whales and dolphins while the sirenia order is mostly sea cows. The carnivore order has bears, sea lions and otters.

How do manatees get oxygen and water?

Welll.........They live in the water and if they want oxygen the go out of the water! ITS SO MAGICAL!!!!!!!

What rainforest do river dolphins live in?

It lives around: South asia, southeast asia, East asia, central, and south america.

It is endangered in pakistan, near the indus river.

the people had overfished, polluted their habitat, and had acciendents during heavy river traffic.

I wish this helped you alot~ thanks

What oceans are harp seals in?

Harp seals inhabit the North Atlantic and parts of the Arctic Oceans.

What countries do sharks live in?

Hammerhead sharks live in tropical waters in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

What do baby humpback whales eat?

Humpback whales are carnivores that eat tiny crustaceans (krill, superba, copepods, etc.), plankton, and small fish (including herring, mackerel, capelin, and sandeel) from the water. They are gulpers: they swim then gulp a mouthful of plankton or fish. An average-sized humpback whale will eat around 5,000 pounds of plankton, krill and small fish each day during the feeding season in cold waters (about 120 days). They eat twice a day.

How many mammals live in the sea?

"What are some mammals that live in the ocean?" Here is a list of some mammals that live in the ocean: whale beluga whale sperm whale humpback whale grey whale blue whale seal leopard seal Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises.
Because they have fin and gills


whale, dolphin, otter, sea lion, walrus, seals, iguanas, crocodiles or caymen, sea snakes but of these, only whales, dolphins and porpoises continuously live in the ocean. The others primarily live on land.

Where do seals find food?

seals either dive deep, shallow, or mixed. Deep is when they feed throughout the day and night and eat fish throughout the ocean. Shallow is when they feed at nighttime and eat fish and squids. Mixed is when they feed day and night along the continental shelf and they display both diving patterns.

How many babies do dolphins have every 10 years?

From the research from the last 10 years there are almost 40 different species of dolphins. It is said that the number of species of dolphins was much less than this million of years ago.

Why do people kill sea creatures?

People feel threatened by orcas, because they are the top of the marine food chain and we're the top of the land food chain, they feel that they have to show superiority over orcas. needless to say that is ridiculous. They are also hunted to make, sushi. Can you imagine someone shooting a harpoon into the most amazing animal in the whole world, and dragging it onto a run down ship.
millions of killer whales are being killed by fishing nets they got killed by oil spills because they breathed poison. by Sarath age 8

Where do seals live in Canada?

i know there are seals in quebec if you want to see seals go to the forllion campground and go on a whale watching cruise

Are whales covered with scales?

no they dont have scales
No; whales are mammals, like people, actually, so they don't have scales. Hope I helped!

What group of mammals do seals and sea lions belong to?

Common Creature Name: Harp Seal

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Canivora

Family: Phocidae

Genus: Payophilus

Species: Groenlandous

Scientific Name: Payophilus groenlandicus

Where do northern fur seals live?

This animal lives in sea water in the Southern Ocean. They breed between 45 and 60 degrees S, and 70 degrees W and 80 degrees E among sub-Antarctic islands. Their winter range is undiscovered.

What are facts about spotted seals?

They are one of the best swimmers in the world because of their flippers and fins which allows them to glide fast through the water.

Seals, or phocids, are called seals because there nostrils 'seal' at rest while swimming, they have internal ears only, they propel themselves with their rear tail fins and they can hold their breath, and warm blood, in some extreme environments.

Sea-lions differ with external ears, front flipper propulsion and a useful pelvis allowing rear leg rotation below the body.

Think of seals as slugs and sea-lions as bears that swim

How are sea animals and land animals different?

sea animals usually have gills and can only be underwater and if on land will die, Land animals do not have gills and were ment for the land if they go in water for to long they will die to. Provided by Barto

What are the names of sea animals?

Sea Horse, Fish, Shark, Sting Ray, Jelly Fish hope that's enough to help you for whatever you are doing