Most carnivores are land animals, 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. ... Traditionally, the Carnivora have been classified in two suborders: the Pinnipedia, which includes the seals and sea lions, and the Fissipedia, which includes all land-dwelling carnivores. ... A generally accepted classification of the Carnivora is as follows: Carnivora Arctoidea Pinni...

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Lakes, rivers, streams, all of these are little bodies of water. But, an ocean is a large body of water. An ocean is made up of different layers that make the habitats for many animals. The ocean floor is usually sand, but in some parts of the ocean it may be rock, here the animals vary from clams t...

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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. ...

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The Polar Bears genus and species name is Ursus maritimus, latin for "sea bear". ... The Order-carnivora includes Otters,Cats, Dogs, Bears, Raccoons and their relatives. ... 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 few minutes to a couple months, depending on the weather and water conditions) next to continental coastlines or islands. most pregnant females spend the autumn and winter on land during there maternity days. ... Polar Bears...

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Endangered Species "An endangered species is any plant or animal which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range." Even though federal and national government agencies have past many laws and regulations to help endangered species and to try to prevent the ad...

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