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Seal Conservation Society: Species Index Page
... Galpagos Fur Seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella Juan Fernndez Fur Seal Arctocephalus philippii South African and Australian Fur Seals Arctocephalus pusillus Guadalupe Fur Seal Arctocephalus townsendi Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus The Odobenidae The Walrus Walrus Odobenus rosmarus Family: Odobenidae
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SCS: Links to Pinniped-related Web Pages
Search terms that you might want to include are: "pinniped" "pinnipeds" "seal" "seals" "marine mammal" "marine mammals" "walrus" "walruses" "sea lion" "sea lions" "Pinnipedia" "Otariidae" "Phocidae" "Odobenidae" Sections Animal Welfare and Conservation Organisations Rescue and Rehabilitation Organisations Research and Governmental Organisations Regulations and Conventions Sources ...
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The Seal Serpent
Earless Seals), The Otariidae (Fur Seals and Sea Lions) and The Odobenidae (Walrus).There are currently 33 species. The Walrus was once thought to be more closely related to the Otariids, but ... mean that Mackals animal is a seperate species?Alternatively it could be speculated that like the Walrus, a new family of pinniped has evolved that shares both phocid and otariid charecteristics. If this ...
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The Pinnipeds
Phocidae (true seals), the Otariidae (fur seals and sea lions), and the Odobenidae (walrus). Pinniped Evolution At present there are two main theories of pinniped evolution. The first, ... and otariids originated independently of each other some 20 million years ago, the otariidae and odobenidae evolving from a bear like ancestor and the phocidae from otter like animals in the mid ...
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CRESLI seal page
Phocidae group, the Otariidae which include fur seals and sea lions, and the Walrus (Odobenidae). The true seals (also called "hair" or "earless" seals), and the sea lions and fur ... male sea lions and fur seals are often much larger than the females. Walrus (Odobenidae) Not native to Long Island Walrus There are two subspecies of walruses: Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus (Atlantic) and ...
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Threatened and Endangered Species - MarineBio.org
The families under pinnipedia include Phocidae, Otariidae and Odobenidae which are earless seals, fur seals or sea lions, and walrus respectively. The main reason for the loss of many pinnipeds is the amount of commercial fishing that took place from the 1700's up to the 1900's. ...
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Marine Mammal Commission: Scientific Global Species List
California, Galapagos, and Japanese Sea Lions Otaria byronia South American sea lion Neophoca cinerea Australian sea lion Phocarctos hookeri New Zealand sea lion Odobenidae Odobenus rosmarus Walrus Manatees, Dugongs, and Sea Cow (Sirenia) Family Scientific Name Common Name Trichechidae Trichechus inunguis Amazonian manatee Trichechus senegalensis West African manatee Trichechus manatus West ...
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Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
Three families of living pinnipeds are recognized: Phocidae (earless seals or true seals) Otaridae (eared or fur seals and sea lions) Odobenidae (walrus) Status of Pinniped Species All pinnipeds are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); some may be designated as "depleted" under the MMPA. Endangered and threatened ...
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Online Zoologists: Pinnipeds
WCMC/WWF Species Under Threat CommonName:Australian Sea Lion Genus Phocarctos Species Phocarctos hookeri ("New Zealand Sea Lion") TBD Family Odobenidae Genus Odobenus Species Odobenus rosmarus ("Walrus") Animal Bytes: walrus Walrus Walrus Walrus Walrus Walrus Program - Stock Assessment Lead in Atlantic and Pacific Walrus Walrus.html Hvalross (Norwegian) Walrus Blush, Alaska Science Forum THE ...
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STW - Walrus
STW - Walrus www.tidalflatsphoto.com WALRUS Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) Order Carnivora, Family Odobenidae. Three subspecies are recognized: Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus; Pacific walrus, Odobenus rosmarus divergens; and Laptev Sea walrus, Odobenus rosmarus laptevi. DERIVATION: Odous or odonto means "tooth"; baino (Greek) means "I walk," referring to the fact that tusks are ...
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