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1. www.britannica.com › animal › seal-mammalSeal | Description, Species, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica

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   Sep 26, 2024 · seal, any of 32 species of web-footed aquatic mammal s that live chiefly in cold seas and whose body shape, round at the middle and tapered at the ends, is adapted to swift and graceful swimming.

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2. www.animalspot.net › sealSeal Facts, Types, Diet, Reproduction, Classification, Pictures

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   Seals are a semi-aquatic species, also commonly referred to as pinnipeds. There are three general categories of seals, classified as Phocidae, consisting of the true seals, Otariidae, consisting of fur seals and sea lions, and Odobenidae, which currently includes only walruses.

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Phylum: Chordata

   • Order: Carnivora

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PinnipedPinniped - Wikipedia

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   Pinnipeds (pronounced / ˈ p ɪ n ɪ ˌ p ɛ d z /), commonly known as seals, [a] are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals.

5. a-z-animals.com › animals › sealSeal - A-Z Animals

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   May 27, 2024 · Seals are most closely related to modern day bears, weasels, skunks, and otters. Scientific Name “Seal” is the informal name for all Pinniped species. The name Pinniped is aptly chosen, since it means “fin-footed” in Latin.

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6. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleSeal - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Feb 7, 2006 · Seal is a common name given to a diverse group of aquatic, generally marine mammals of the order Pinnipedia. There are two distinctive groups: eared and earless. All have streamlined bodies, limbs developed into flippers, eyes adapted for vision both in and out of the water and valved nostrils.

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7. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › mammalsSeals, facts and photos - National Geographic

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   Seals. Scientific Name: Pinnipedia. Diet: Carnivore. Average Life Span In The Wild: Up to 30 years. Size: 3 feet to 20 feet long. Weight: 100 pounds to 4.4 tons. There are 33 species of...

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   What is the scientific name for seals?

   • What’s the Scientific Name for Seals? Seals are scientifically known as pinnipeds, which means fin-footed, and all seals have fin-shaped feet, or feet-shaped fins, depending on your perspective. This is one of just a couple of characteristics that all seals share, with the other being a fusiform or torped0-shaped body that tapers at both ends.

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   Are seals a semi-aquatic species?

   • Seals are a semi-aquatic species, also commonly referred to as pinnipeds. There are three general categories of seals, classified as Phocidae, consisting of the true seals, Otariidae, consisting of fur seals and sea lions, and Odobenidae, which currently includes only walruses.

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   Why are pinnipeds called seals?

   • “Seal” is the informal name for all Pinniped species. The name Pinniped is aptly chosen, since it means “fin-footed” in Latin. Despite their amphibious lifestyle, all Pinnipeds occupy the order of Carnivora — the same order as cats, bears, canids, raccoons, skunks, and mongooses.

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   Do seals have feet shaped like fins?

   • While there are many differences among the species, all seals have feet shaped like fins. In fact, the word pinniped means "fin-footed" in Latin. Those fin-shaped feet make them supreme swimmers, and all pinnipeds are considered semi-aquatic marine mammals.

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   What kind of creature is a seal?

   • What Kind of Creature Is the Seal? Seals are aquatic mammals, but they are more closely related to bears and skunks than any other marine mammals. That could be because they were once exclusively terrestrial, living entirely on dry land, but more about that later.

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   What does a seal look like?

   • Seals are scientifically known as pinnipeds, which means fin-footed, and all seals have fin-shaped feet, or feet-shaped fins, depending on your perspective. This is one of just a couple of characteristics that all seals share, with the other being a fusiform or torped0-shaped body that tapers at both ends.

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9. worldanimalfoundation.org › post › 1288340Seals – Habitat, Behavior, Anatomy, And More

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   Feb 9, 2023 · What’s the Scientific Name for Seals? Seals are scientifically known as pinnipeds, which means fin-footed, and all seals have fin-shaped feet, or feet-shaped fins, depending on your perspective. This is one of just a couple of characteristics that all seals share, with the other being a fusiform or torped0-shaped body that tapers at both ends.