pin·ni·ped
pin·ni·ped/ˈpinəˌped/
noun
a carnivorous aquatic mammal of the order Pinnipedia, such as a seal or walrus.
adjective
relating to or denoting pinnipeds.
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Pinnipeds commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals.
Pinniped means fin- or flipper-footed and refers to the marine mammals that have front and rear flippers. This group includes seals, sea lions and walruses.
Sep 24, 2024 · Pinniped, (suborder Pinnipedia), any of a group of 34 species of aquatic fin-footed mammals comprising seals, sea lions, and the walrus.
Pinnipeds are unique among mammals because they feed in the marine environment and reproduce on land or ice, requiring a spatial and temporal separation of ...
Pinnipeds are a diverse group of carnivorous, flipper-footed mammals that live in aquatic environments. The order Pinnipedia is comprised of walruses, ...
The most abundant pinniped in the MBNMS is the California sea lion (Table 2). A minimum of 12,000 are probably present at any given time in the MBNMS region.
Jan 19, 2021 · Pinniped kidneys are especially efficient at retaining water, therefore, pinniped urine can be saltier than the surrounding seawater.
There are six pinniped species inhabiting the California coast and offshore islands: the California sea lion. (Zalophus californianus californianus) ...
Pinnipedia is a suborder of carnivorous mammals found exclusively in aquatic habitats. The suborder includes three recognized extant families.
There are 33 living species of the 'fin-footed' pinnipeds, distributed mainly in polar, sub-polar and temperate waters.