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Marine Mammals
Mammals
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Biology
12th Grade
05/30/2012
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Pinneipedia
 Definition
(Seals, sea lions, walrus)
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Carnivora
 Definition
(Sea Otter, Polar Bear)
Term
Sirenia
 Definition
(dugong, Manatee)
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Cetacea
 Definition
(whales, Dolphins, porpoises)
Term
Paddle
 Definition

Shaped flippers

rest and breed on land

Evolved from early carnivores

predators
Term
Seals
 Definition

Largest group of pinnipeds

Eat fish, shellfish, cephalopods

Rear flippers cannot move foward
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