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10 Cards in this Set
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Otariidae Characteristics
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Fur dense, single dark color
No fur on flippers Front flippers up to 1/3 body length Gregarious, loud Polygamous |
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Phocidae Characteristics
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Short front flippers
Can't walk on land Flippers haired Multicolored Quiet Monogamous |
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Odobenidae Characteristics
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Ivory tusks (good defense)
Eat bivalves, other benthic things Shallow divers Gregarious, loud |
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Otariidae maternal care
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1-2 year suckling period
Mothers alternate btwn feeding pups & hunting Mother-pup imprintation |
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Phocidae maternal care
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2-3 week suckling period
Mothers fast during suckling period Weigh 1/4 of adult female @ birth |
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Odobenidae maternal care
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Strongest bond w/ pups (2-3 years after suckling ends)
Both sexes protect orphaned pups Pup molts before birth |
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Ursus maritimus
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Males twice size of females (.5-1 ton)
8 month gestation Litte/No blubber |
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Enhydra lutris
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"Weasel family"
90lbs / 5ft Completely aquatic Like napping, grooming Retractable front claws Stay shallow |
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Trichechidae
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1-1.5k lbs
Completely herbivorous 5-7 teeth (move front to back) Paddle-like flippers Cheek teeth |
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Dugong
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Deeply notched fluke
500-1000lbs Monogamous |
