Pinnipeds (from
Latinpinna "wing or fin" and ped- "foot"), or fin-footed mammals, are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine
mammals.
Seals,
sea lions, and
walruses are well-known examples of
pinnipeds. In addition to inspiring the names for many sports teams (such as the three sports teams in the
San Francisco, California area known as "the
Seals"[1]), pinnipeds have also inspired a number of fictional characters, creatures, and entities across human culture and media.
Wolfgang the Seal, former character from Sesame Street
At the end of the fantasy novel Kitty and the Midnight Hour, there is a mention of Homo sapiens pinnipedia, a wereseal. This mention is expanded upon in Kitty's House of Horrors, where the heroine meets a wereseal, Alaskan state legislator Lee.
The cruel walruses in the movie adaptation of The Jungle Bunch, a Canadian-American children's show
Wozza, a walrus who lives in a cave in Freezeezy Peak in Banjo-Kazooie
A walrus named Rusty Walrus who appeared in
Crash Twinsanity during the level of High Seas Hi-Jinks, who chases Crash which he calls fresh meat for his pot.
Russell, a walrus with a storage unit inside in Middlemost Post.
Mr. Frosty, a walrus who serves as a mini-boss from Kirby series.
Pinnipeds (from
Latinpinna "wing or fin" and ped- "foot"), or fin-footed mammals, are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine
mammals.
Seals,
sea lions, and
walruses are well-known examples of
pinnipeds. In addition to inspiring the names for many sports teams (such as the three sports teams in the
San Francisco, California area known as "the
Seals"[1]), pinnipeds have also inspired a number of fictional characters, creatures, and entities across human culture and media.
Wolfgang the Seal, former character from Sesame Street
At the end of the fantasy novel Kitty and the Midnight Hour, there is a mention of Homo sapiens pinnipedia, a wereseal. This mention is expanded upon in Kitty's House of Horrors, where the heroine meets a wereseal, Alaskan state legislator Lee.
The cruel walruses in the movie adaptation of The Jungle Bunch, a Canadian-American children's show
Wozza, a walrus who lives in a cave in Freezeezy Peak in Banjo-Kazooie
A walrus named Rusty Walrus who appeared in
Crash Twinsanity during the level of High Seas Hi-Jinks, who chases Crash which he calls fresh meat for his pot.
Russell, a walrus with a storage unit inside in Middlemost Post.
Mr. Frosty, a walrus who serves as a mini-boss from Kirby series.