2007-02-23 03:00:55 · 6 answers · asked by boat 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Pinnipedia (L. pinna, feather, + ped, foot) is the order of carnivorous mammals which includes the three families Odobenidae (walruses), Otariidae (sea lions, eared seals, and fur seals), and Phocidae (true seals).
Wikipedia says:
Pinnipeds are typically sleek-bodied and rather large. Their bodies are well adapted to their aquatic habitat, in which they spend most of their lives. In place of hands, their forelimbs are large flippers (hence the name "featherfoot"), and their bodies narrow out into a tail. The smallest pinniped, the Galapagos fur seal, weighs about 30 kg (66 lb) when full-grown and is 1.2 m (4 ft) long; the largest, the male southern elephant seal, is over 4 m (13 ft) long and weighs up to 2,200 kg (4,850 lb, more than 2 tons).
All pinnipeds are carnivorous, eating fish, shellfish, squid, and other marine creatures.
Pinnipeds have a layer of fat or blubber underneath their skin for insulation.
Four characteristics: Carnivorous, marine, forelimbs are flippers, layer of blubber for insulation.
2007-02-24 01:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-23 03:06:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pinniped means "fin footed" . The order Pinnipedia includes the seals, sea-lions and walruses.
2007-02-23 13:02:26 · answer #5 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-23 03:05:11 · answer #6 · answered by mjh3056 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋