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- noun Plural form of
pinniped .
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A review of long-necked aquatic cryptid sightings (the very same cryptids regarded by some authors as representing possible ‘evolved’ plesiosaurs) shows that all the features reported by witnesses are seen in pinnipeds (Naish 2000, p. 43), some of which are, or were, large enough and long-necked enough to correspond to the relevant cryptids.
Archive 2006-04-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Unsurprisingly, I feel that the notion of peculiar pinnipeds is more likely than the idea of modern plesiosaurs.
Archive 2006-04-01 Darren Naish 2006
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We know that seals and sea lions, aka pinnipeds, evolved from land animals and are closely related to bears and weasels.
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Modern seals, sea lions and walruses belong to a group called the pinnipeds, or fin-footed mammals, which are descended from land-living ancestors and evolved flippers in place of limbs as they adapted to water.
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During breeding season, the antics and mating rituals of these pinnipeds are far more exciting and graphic than any homo-sapiens-based reality TV.
PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals 2011
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During breeding season, the antics and mating rituals of these pinnipeds are far more exciting and graphic than any homo-sapiens-based reality TV.
PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals 2011
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During breeding season, the antics and mating rituals of these pinnipeds are far more exciting and graphic than any homo-sapiens-based reality TV.
PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals 2011
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During breeding season, the antics and mating rituals of these pinnipeds are far more exciting and graphic than any homo-sapiens-based reality TV.
PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals 2011
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During breeding season, the antics and mating rituals of these pinnipeds are far more exciting and graphic than any homo-sapiens-based reality TV.
PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals 2011
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During breeding season, the antics and mating rituals of these pinnipeds are far more exciting and graphic than any homo-sapiens-based reality TV.
PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals 2011
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