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Sea Lion Facts - Sea Lions have external ear flaps or "pinnae" - They are noisy barkers - They like to congregate in gregarious groups - They have skin-covered, elongated fore flippers and they can rotate them under their body allowing them to "walk" on land NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION @_sheylavalencia.
Worksheet: Sea Lions vs. Seals Marine Science - !1 Name: _____ Marine Mammals Date: _____ Period: _____ Marine Science Directions: Fill in the missing blanks according to your class notes and your knowledge of Marine Science. Sea Lion Seal
Seals, sea lions and walruses are carnivorous marine mammals that belong to the suborder Pinnipedia (PINN-ih-PED-ee-ah). The word pinniped means “feather-footed” or “fin-footed.” There are three families in this suborder: 1-The family Phocidae (FOE-sih-day) includes the “true” or “earless” seals.
Sea Lions Sea lions, like seals, are marine mammals, but they have some distinct features that set them apart. Sea lions have long, strong front ippers that they use to propel themselves through the water with speed and agility. Unlike seals, sea lions have the ability to rotate their hind ippers forward, allowing them to move
Station 2. Seal and Sea Lions Look at the picture of a seal and a sea lion. How are they alike? How are they different from each other? • They are both marine mammals with fur and blubber, and they both like to eat fish. • Seals have smaller flippers than sea lions. • Sea lions have external ear flaps and seals do not have them. Station 3.
1. Identify two differences between a seal and a sea lion. 2. Name and describe three pinniped adaptations. 3. Role play how a walrus might find and eat its food. 4. Find locations on a globe or map where Pacific walruses and California sea lions live. 5. Describe the habitats of the Pacific walrus, California sea lion, and harbor seal. 6.
Created by the Cornish Seal Sanctuary – SEA LIFE Trust 4 Seals evolved 15 million years ago! They are part of the pinniped group. Like humans, seals are mammals so share some of the same characteristics. How do we know if an animal is a mammal? Write three things that identify mammals in the box below: 1…. 2…. 3…. Did you know that ...
