Aquatic Mammals

Taxonomy Together with the fur seal, they comprise the Otariidae family, collectively known as eared seals. Until recently, sea lions were grouped under a single subfamily called Otariinae to distinguish them from the fur seals Arcocephalinae, based on the most prominent common feature between all species, namely the lack of dense underfur characteristic of the latter. Recent genetic evidence, however, strongly suggests that the Callorhinus, the genus of the Northern fur seal is more closely related to some sea lion species than to the fur seal genus Arctocephalus. Therefore the fur seal/sealion subfamily distinction has been largely eliminated. Nonetheless, all sea lions have certain features in common, in particular the coarse, short fur, greater bulk and larger prey than fur seals.

The scientific name for harbor seals is Phoca vitulina.

The scientific name for a Steller sea lion is Eumetopias jubatus.

The Latin root word of aquatic is "aqua," which means water.

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Dolphins in the wild can live for about 40 to about 70 years. The smaller dolphins like the Bottlenose dolphins live about 40 years while the orcas live closer to 70 years.

Seals do not have legs they have 2 front flippers and a rear tail.

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It's called echolocation or ''Clicking" language.

a sea lion is a secondary consumer

It is called a pup.

The behaviour is called breaching. It's not just Sperm Whales that do this, whales in general as well as rays and some sharks do this.

Why? Scientists are studying the behaviour and aren't sure why they do this. One theory is it's a way of communicating to one another. Think of it as a long distance communication system. Another theory is that it's a method of removing barnacles and other irritations from their skin.

The dolphin

The predators of a Weddell Seal is the word random.

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nothing really hunts the blue whale the only organism to really do damage to the blue whale is humans from when we use to hunt them for their oil but that was stopped 5 decades ago.

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As babies they mainly just have milk. When they grow older they eat fish.

Grey seals tend to be friendlier than other breeds, if you have reared one since a pup then they will be very docile. but i wouldn't recomend one as a pet!

Harp Seals have never been endangered there number is increasing more each year.

sea cow and sometimes called a mermaid

Gold fish

In the winter

Leopard seals have a gestation period of approximately 8 to 9 months, before giving birth to a single pup.