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We finally reach the end of my animals-in-a-family journey through Carnivora (previously: felids/ canids/ mustelids/ procyonids/ ursids/ mephitids/ viverrids/ herpestids) with list #9: pinnipeds, which isn't a family. Encompassing the 34 species of the infraorder Pinnipedia, aka the 16 "eared seal" species, the 17 "true seal" species, and the walrus, it was too awkward to split up, as it's essentially the only "infraorder" within the order Carnivora. This will conclude our little journey through the carnivore families: Eupleridae has 10 extant and 0 extinct species and a weak parent article, Hyaenidae has 4 species, and Nandiniidae and Ailuridae have one species each, so no lists there. It's a good ending to the miniseries- decent length, lots of good information, and a twist that unlike the more land-based carnivores many seal species' diets are based more on how deep they dive rather than "is it a small enough mammal to get their mouth around without getting kicked". Additionally, it includes the largest carnivore (by a lot): the absurdly large southern elephant seal (6 m/20 ft long, 3,700 kg/8,200 lb), which surprisingly is not one of the ones that eat penguins and other seals. As always, the list format is based on the prior lists and reflects FLC comments. Thanks for reviewing! -- Pres N 05:57, 1 December 2020 (UTC) reply
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The list was promoted by Giants2008 via FACBot ( talk) 00:26, 4 January 2021 (UTC) [1]. reply
List of pinnipeds ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
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We finally reach the end of my animals-in-a-family journey through Carnivora (previously: felids/ canids/ mustelids/ procyonids/ ursids/ mephitids/ viverrids/ herpestids) with list #9: pinnipeds, which isn't a family. Encompassing the 34 species of the infraorder Pinnipedia, aka the 16 "eared seal" species, the 17 "true seal" species, and the walrus, it was too awkward to split up, as it's essentially the only "infraorder" within the order Carnivora. This will conclude our little journey through the carnivore families: Eupleridae has 10 extant and 0 extinct species and a weak parent article, Hyaenidae has 4 species, and Nandiniidae and Ailuridae have one species each, so no lists there. It's a good ending to the miniseries- decent length, lots of good information, and a twist that unlike the more land-based carnivores many seal species' diets are based more on how deep they dive rather than "is it a small enough mammal to get their mouth around without getting kicked". Additionally, it includes the largest carnivore (by a lot): the absurdly large southern elephant seal (6 m/20 ft long, 3,700 kg/8,200 lb), which surprisingly is not one of the ones that eat penguins and other seals. As always, the list format is based on the prior lists and reflects FLC comments. Thanks for reviewing! -- Pres N 05:57, 1 December 2020 (UTC) reply
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