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What are
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses? Pinnipeds
share five common characteristics with other mammals. They're warm-blooded
(maintain a high and constant body temperature independent of the surroundings),
give live birth, nurse their young, breathe air, and have hair. Since
they live in the marine environment and they find their food at sea, pinnipeds
are called marine mammals. Other marine mammals include whales and sea
otters. |
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