https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr Seals, Sea Lions, & Walruses en-us 2016-06-05 20:17:19 UTC 2026-02-03 17:05:05 UTC hello@padlet.com dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113738481 - Found at both shoes of the North Atlantic Ocean
- distinguished from the harbor seal by its straight head profile, nostrils set well apart, and fewer spots on its body
- Males are generally darker than females, with lighter patches and often scarring around the neck
- eat a wide variety of fish, squid, octopus and crustaceans such as shrimp
- born with a dense, soft silky white fur
- get into large groups for breeding, pupping and molting
works cited]]> 2016-06-06 03:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113738481 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113738890 - located in the Galapagos Islands and Isla De La Plata
- males being can be about 900 pounds when they are full grown
- females average about 244 pounds when fully grown
- have very thick necks
- they tend to hunt for food within a few miles of the shore
- males create harems with five to twenty females in it and they will breed with each of them
works cited]]> 2016-06-06 03:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113738890 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113739343 30-16 million years ago]]> 2016-06-06 04:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113739343 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113739764 early to late Miocene (9-23 million years ago)(Skull of Allodesmus kernensis)]]> 2016-06-06 04:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113739764 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113740876  early Miocene (around 23 million years ago to 2.6 million years ago)]]> 2016-06-06 04:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113740876 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113741391 (late Miocene of California)]]> 2016-06-06 04:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113741391 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113852724
Pinnipeds have four webbed flippers used to propel their spindle-shaped bodies.

Their sensory organs are adapted to function in both air and water

large eyes and well-developed whiskers allow feeding in dimly lit water; tail and external ears are small, limiting drag.

Molars are modified for consuming prey whole.

All have fur, which is shed or molted annually, but they are insulated primarily by blubber

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pinnipeds gather in groups to lessen the chance of predation 

When hunting in larger groups, they prey for larger animals. hunting alone, they prey on smaller animals 

Some males, such as elephant seals and northern fur seals, have elaborate breeding systems in which they battle for territory and female groups 

The most common type is raptorial feeding, in which pinnipeds use their teeth to bite and hold prey before swallowing it whole

The second most common feeding method is suction feeding, in which prey is sucked directly into the mouth; with no use of teeth


]]> 2016-06-06 20:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113855379 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113858931 work cited]]> 2016-06-06 21:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113858931 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113859146 -Can be found at the Arctic Circle, lying on the ice with hundreds of companions
-inhabit the northern seas off Russia and Alaska, migrating seasonally from their southern range in the Bering Sea
-walrus have good directional hearing capability underwater
-wrinkled brown and pink hides
-distinguished by their long white tusks, grizzly whiskers, flat flipper, and bodies full of blubber
-They use their tusks to haul their enormous bodies out of frigid waters and to break breathing holes into ice from below. They also use them aggressively to maintain territory and, during mating season, to protect their harems of females, or cows
-capable of slowing their heartbeats in order to withstand the polar temperatures of the surrounding waters
Works Cited]]> 2016-06-06 21:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113859146 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113860914 2016-06-06 22:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113860914 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113861122 2016-06-06 22:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113861122 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113862802 2016-06-06 22:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113862802 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113862828                                      head             webbed toes
                                     teeth             ribs
                                     spine             tail
work cited ]]> 2016-06-06 22:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113862828 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113863264 - Pinnipeds have a gradual evolution
- They have a divergent evolution ( come from bear like ancestors)
- geographical isolation 
- Non random mating; mate between their species and fight for partners]]> 2016-06-06 23:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113863264 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113866928 Descent with modification- the traits providing reproductive advantage become more common within the population.  Pinnipeds having the ability to go back and forth between land and water has always been beneficial, so this trait stays within the taxonomic group.

Diverged from terrestrial carnivores 45 million years ago, before their adaptation to marine environments]]> 2016-06-07 00:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/113866928 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114200574 2016-06-09 11:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114200574 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114261520 2016-06-09 20:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114261520 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114261542 2016-06-09 20:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114261542 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114261701 The picture to the right is a walrus embryo and the picture to the right shows a seal embryo.  As you can see, both embryos have multiple things in common. For example, they both have similar noses, fins, tails, closed eyes, and ect.  Both of these show a great similarity in growth.]]> 2016-06-09 20:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114261701 dt083 https://padlet.com/dt083/k7j5rdnxiigr/wish/114263369 dvs ancf df

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http://www.tonywublog.com/journal/socialising-with-sea-lions/

http://conservationcute.blogspot.com/2011/02/endangered-status-delayed-for-pacific.html

http://wallpaper.imcphoto.net/seal-wallpaper.html

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