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the walrus is the largest of all pinnipeds on the planet
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The Southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped species, with males reaching lengths of up to 20 feet (6 meters) and weighing over 8,800 pounds (4,000 kg). They can be found in the Southern Hemisphere, primarily around Antarctica.
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How does the pinniped protect itself?
The Pinniped order of animals include the various species of seals, sea lions and walruses. Their main form of protection is the large layer of blubber under their skin, protecting them from the cold and streamlining their shape so they can chase prey and escape predators effectively.
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Is biggest a noun?
No, "biggest" is not a noun. It is the superlative form of the adjective "big."
What is the biggest moons?
The biggest moon is "Ganymede" which is a moon of Jupiter.
Is France the biggest Planet or the biggest country?
France is not a planet, it's a country, and it's also not the biggest country.
The biggest pinniped is what three-ton animal named for its proboscis?
The Elephant Seal, so named for its large proboscis, which it uses to amplify roars, especially during mating season.
What is the only pinniped with tusks?
Walrus
What is the biggest threat to sea otters today?
The pinniped population is decreasing, because of lack of food and global warming, so the killer whales now seem to be eating sea otters instead of pinnipeds.
What is a Pinniped and name the characteristics of this order and some of the animals included in this order?
A Pinniped is a mammal that eats lots of meat and lie on rocky beaches. Seals, walruses, and sea lions are all Pinnipeds.
What mammal type is a seal?
The seal is a pinniped and the group includes seals, sea lions, and walruses. The term pinnipedmeans "fin or flipper-footed" as all have modified legs and feet to better suit their aquatic habitat.
Why would a pinniped be able travel farther in water then on land?
it can breath better in the ocean
What is a pinniped that propels itself with its front flippers and is very agile on land called?
Sea lion
Why would you find newborn pinniped rather than on land?
The reason you would see a newborn pinniped on land is because they live on land as well as in the sea. Pinnipeds are fin-footed mammals that are often called seals.
How does the pinniped protect itself?
The Pinniped order of animals include the various species of seals, sea lions and walruses. Their main form of protection is the large layer of blubber under their skin, protecting them from the cold and streamlining their shape so they can chase prey and escape predators effectively.
What is a pinniped?
carnivorous aquatic mammals that include the seals, walruses, and similar animals having finlike flippers as organs of locomotion.
Do pinniped breathe through blowholes?
Pinnipeds are seals, and breathe through their nose and mouth like most land mammals.
Are walruses related to whales?
Both are mammals. That's it, they are not related. The walrus is a pinniped, related to seals, whales are Cetaceans, related to porpoises and dolphins.
