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{{Quote|having now worked directly with wild seals I need you all to know they are some of the most bastardous creatures in the entire animal kingdom. we’ve all been so wrong. they look cute and fat but they are so fast and they have SO many teeth and they know how to scream and they aren’t afraid to do it<br>don’t get me wrong I love them deeply. They’re amazing animals. But we’ve been calling them stuff like “sea puppers” when in fact they’re more like if a cat weighed 300 kilos and had the intelligence of a toddler & the morals of a seagull}}
[[File:Nerpamedley.png|thumb|A diverse selection of pinnipeds from each major class.]]
[[File:Nerpamedley.png|thumb|A diverse selection of pinnipeds from each major class.]]
'''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 seal|damn seals]]. While most species of pinniped are marine, there exists a single [[Nerpa|completely freshwater species]] that is thought by some to be the ''worst animal in existence''.{{Citation needed}}
'''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 seal|damn seals]]. While most species of pinniped are marine, there exists a single [[Nerpa|completely freshwater species]] that is thought by some to be the ''worst animal in existence''.{{Citation needed}}