Marine Mammals

Seals, Walrus, and Sea Lions belong to this group of marine mammals.

• Pinnepeds
• Carnivora
• Cetaceans
• Sirenians

Dolphins and whales belong to this group of marine mammals.

• Pinnepeds
• Carnivora
• Cetaceans
• Sirenians

Dugongs and Manatee belong to this group of marine mammals.

• Pinnepeds
• Carnivora
• Cetaceans
• Sirenians

Sea otters and polar bears belong to this group of marine mammals.

• Pinnepeds
• Carnivora
• Cetaceans
• Sirenians

How can we tell the difference between seals and sea lions?

• Seals have front facing rear flippers.
• Sea Lions have ear flaps.
• Seals have thicker blubber.
• Sea lions have tails for steering in the water.

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Walrus tusks are used to dig up what favorite food?

• Clams
• Sardines
• Coral
• Krill

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Sea Otters lack a thick layer of blubber like other marine mammals, but make up for it by...

• having dense fur.
• having high metabolisms.
• sun bathing.
• having oils on their skin.

What is the primary food source for Polar bears?

• Clams

• Sea Otters

• Seals

• Fish

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The survival of polar bears are threatened due to...

• demising seal populations
• increased ice melt
• human poaching
• pollution in the artic

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What do we call the flexible fibrous plates that hang from the upper jaws of lunge feeding whales?

• Baleen
• Roraquals
• Canines
• Gill Slits