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The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as Lake Baikal seal or Baikal nerpa, is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Like the Caspian seal, it is related to the Arctic ringed seal. The Baikal seal is one of the smallest true seals and the only exclusively freshwater pinniped species. [2]
The ringed seal is the smallest and most common seal in the Arctic, with a small head, short cat-like snout, and a plump body. Its coat is dark with silver rings on the back and sides and a silver belly, giving this seal its vernacular name. [5]
The Galápagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus. It is the smallest of all eared seals. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific. The total estimated population as of 1970 was said to be about 30,000, although the population has been said to be on the decline since the ...
Pinnipedia is an infraorder of mammals in the order Carnivora, composed of seals, sea lions, and the walrus. A member of this group is called a pinniped or a seal. [a] They are widespread throughout the ocean and some larger lakes, primarily in colder waters.
The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals. For more than six decades, the population has declined. And while recent numbers show a slight growth, they are not ...
The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica, syn. Phoca caspica) [1] is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea. It lives along the shorelines, but also on the many rocky islands and floating blocks of ice that dot the Caspian Sea.
It is the smallest wild cat in the world. This feline ranges from around 13 to 19 inches in length and 2 to 3.5 pounds in weight . Measuring between 5.9 to 11 inches, the rusty-spotted cat's tail ...
It was small enough to fit in the palm of one’s hand. The species was identified from a lower jaw fragment discovered at the Hualongdong cave in eastern China’s Anhui province.