Sentences with phrase «other pinnipeds»

This far outnumbers all other pinnipeds and marine mammals, combined, including elephant seals, harbor seals, Northern fur seals, and sea otters.

They are colossally large in comparison with other pinnipeds, with southern elephant seal bulls typically reaching a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a weight of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb), and are much larger than the adult females (cows), with some exceptionally large males reaching up to 6 m (20 ft) in length and weighing 4,000 kg (8,800 lb); cows typically measure about 3 m (10 ft) and 900 kg (2,000 lb).

video to learn how to differentiate elephant seals from other pinnipeds.

In the Galapagos Islands, another wilderness ecosystem inhabited by sea birds and seals, sea lions and other pinnipeds, many tourists visit the breeding colonies every day of the year.

Tucked into the scenic Marin County Headlands, the Marine Mammal Center treats Pacific harbor seals, northern elephant seals and other pinnipeds, giving visitors an intimate view of wildlife rescue.

Instead, retaining the claws probably helps northern true seals catch a larger meal than they could with the stiff, slippery fins of other pinnipeds such as sea lions and fur seals, Hocking and his colleagues report April 18 in Royal Society Open Science.

In the Pacific, they range from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.1 Harbor Seals are typically found near shore.They are found throughout the California Channel Islands including all five Islands in Channel Islands National Park.On San Miguel Island 1,100 harbor seals breed annually on Point Bennett, which is also an extraordinary haul out area for four other pinniped species.

Not exact matches

It can also infect a variety of wild animals, including wild canids (e.g., foxes, wolves, coyotes), wild felids (e.g. tigers, lions, pumas), raccoons, opossums, and pinnipeds (e.g., sea lions and seals), as well as others.

She has monitored pinniped (seal and sea lion) populations at Point Reyes and elsewhere in central California, and has never personally seen an attack so close, though others who study and tag sharks have.

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The abundance of seabirds and pinnipeds on the northern Channel Islands means eagles likely take advantage of those resources more than in other areas.

Some pinniped species, especially California sea lions and elephant seals, appear to be increasing in abundance while others like harbor seals may be fewer in number around the islands than they were in the past.

The pinnipeds were greeted by some other elephant seals that were lounging in the waves at Point Reyes on May 13, 2012.

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