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Crabeater seal
Sea lions and fur seals
Sea lions and fur seals (eared pinnipeds;
family Otariidae) have 15 representative
species
Rotatable hind flippers
External ear flap
Long, flexible neck
No fur or claws on flippers
New Zealand fur seal
Seals Found in Long Island waters
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http://www.atlantismarineworld.com/exhibit-outdoor-sealion.html
http://coe.berkeley.edu/engnews/fall02/3S/polarbear.html
The Truth about Christmas
Polar bears are found
exclusively in the
Northern Hemisphere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB3JLKfmq-M&feature=related
Manatees and Dugong
Sirenians (order Sirenia) include the manatees
and dugong
Sirenians, also known as sea cows, have a pair
of front flippers, but no rear limbs
Swim with up-and-down strokes of their
paddle- (manatee) or V- (dugong) shaped tails
Closest land relative is the elephant!
Manatees
The Florida Manatee
Dugong
Manatees and Dugong
Sirenians are the only herbivorous marine
mammals; feed on aquatic plants and algae
Some species live in fresh and/or brackish
water
Inhabit temperate or subtropical waters
Severely threatened by motor boat collisions,
harmful algal blooms, pollution, and severe
winters
Stellars Sea Cow
(the sirenian youll never see)
The Stellar Sea Cow was a large, herbivorous
marine mammal formerly abundant in the
North Pacific
Described by naturalist Wilheim Stellar in
1741; hunted to extinction within 27 years of
discovery!
8 meters long
Fed on kelp
Did otter hunting
play a role?