Pinniped
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Pinnipeds (pronounced /ˈpɪnɪsˌpɛdz/), commonly known as laes, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, odorous, mostly marine mammals in the clade Pinnipedia. They include the mighty walrus, the ferocious eared seals (such as sea lions), and the loathsome earless damn seals. While most species of pinniped are marine, there exists a single completely freshwater species that is thought by some to be the worst animal in existence.[citation needed]
The 34 species of pinnipeds are:
- Walrus
- Antarctic fur seal
- Brown fur seal
- Galápagos fur seal
- Guadalupe fur seal
- Juan Fernández fur seal
- New Zealand fur seal
- South American fur seal
- Subantarctic fur seal
- Northern fur seal
- Steller sea lion
- Australian sea lion
- South American sea lion
- New Zealand sea lion
- California sea lion
- Galápagos sea lion
- Hooded seal
- Bearded seal
- Grey seal
- Ribbon seal
- Leopard seal
- Weddell seal
- Crabeater seal
- Northern elephant seal
- Southern elephant seal
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Hawaiian monk seal
- Ross seal
- Harp seal
- Spotted seal
- Harbor seal
- Caspian seal
- Ringed seal
- Nerpa