... but an important and highly specialized group of carnivores, the pinnipeds or "fin-feet," have taken up life in the oceans; pinnipeds include seals, sea lions, and walruses. A few other carnivores, such as the sea otter, are also specialized for life in the oceans. Human-carnivore relationships are extremely varied. On the one hand, dogs and cats have been ... appearance of the first hyaenas, as well as further diversification of the pinnipeds. Traditionally, the Carnivora have been classified in two suborders: the Pinnipedia, which includes the seals and sea lions, and the Fissipedia, wh...

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... Bears genus and species name is Ursus maritimus, latin for "sea bear". The Bears group names are Order-carnivora, all of these have developed claws and a pair of cheek teeth for biting into hard or tough foods. The Order-carnivora includes Otters,Cats, Dogs, Bears, Raccoons and their relatives. The other ... the Polar Bears are found near land masses around the edge of the polar basin. The Polar bears inhabit the Arctic sea ice, water, islands, and coastlines, even though they prefer sea ice habitat with leads (water channels or cracks through ice which may remain ice free for only a f...

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... on the geographical region and habitat Rainbow trout/steelhead are food for many different predators. Their predators include lampreys, fish, birds, bears, river otters, raccoons, and humans. In the sea steelhead are eaten by many species including seals, sea lions and orcas.(2) Adult Rainbow/Steelhead trout vary in size and can grow up to 45 inches but are usually much smaller. Their typical ... ...

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... (Bern 141). Although Alaska may seem a harmless state with a large amount of land, there still is danger to some of its wildlife. The most obviously decreasing number is in the Sea otters. They were near-extinction by 1900 and are now under federal care (Bern 118). That much we know is good, but now they are being threatened by nuclear tests (Bern ... ...

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... extinct. The largest oil spill to occur was when the Exxon Valdez went aground and covered 4,800 square miles in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This spill killed 35,000 sea birds, 10,000 otters, and at least nine whales. The spill left pools of oil up to three feet on some beaches. In December of 1989, an Iranian tanker leaked 70,000 ... ...

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... monarchs together ever in my life before. Along with seeing monarchs, there were many other animals that you could see from the beach. I saw many kinds of birds, seals, and sea otters swimming out in the ocean. The people that work there had told us to keep our eyes open for any whales. When the worker said that, my hopes shot straight ... ...

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