1. The Marine Biome Marine Vertebrates: Pinnipeds and Carnivora

2. Carnivora and Pinnipeds Have prominent canine teeth. Pinnipeds: ▫ Seals, sea lions, walruses Carnivora: ▫ Sea otters and polar bears

3. Pinnipeds “fin footed” Have blubber Use flippers for movement Do not walk well on land Only go on land to bear young, sun bathe, and molt ▫ Must go on shore to breed, give birth, and nurse

4. Pinnipeds Seals: No ear flaps Use rear flippers to propel forward and front flippers for steering Front flippers have short claws to pull themselves along the ground Have a torpedo like shape in the water to move rapidly

6. Examples Ribbon Seal

7. Examples Spotted Seal

8. Examples Harbour Seal

9. Examples Crabeater Seal

10. Pinnipeds Sea Lions: Have ear flaps Front flippers are used to propel through water Move rear flippers to walk forward Graceful and agile swimmers Rounded snout Larger than seals

12. Examples Stellar Sea Lion

13. Examples California Sea Lion

14. Examples Australian Sea Lion

15. Examples Is this a seal or a sea lion? ▫ seal

16. Pinnipeds Walruses: Large protruding tusks for digging mollusks Stiff whiskers for feeding on ocean floor Some have blubber up to 6 inches thick

18. Examples Atlantic Walrus

19. Examples Pacific Walrus

20. Carnivora Sea Otters: Lack a layer of blubber Trap heat with dense fur Eat mostly shell fish or small fish Spend most of the day maintaining their fur

22. Examples African Clawless Otter

23. Examples European Otter

24. Examples Northern Pacific Sea Otter

25. Carnivora Polar Bears: Semi aquatic Feed primarily on seals Recently been put on the endangered species list because of loss of habitat due to global warming