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Grey Seal
Animalia Phocidae

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Halichoerus grypus, the grey seal, is a large sexually dimorphic pinniped found …

Hawaiian Monk Seal
Animalia Phocidae

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi (Matschie, 1905)

This is a description of Neomonachus schauinslandi, the Hawaiian monk seal, cove…

Galápagos Sea Lion
Animalia Otariidae

Galápagos Sea Lion

Zalophus wollebaeki Sivertsen, 1953

Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) are a sexually dimorphic sea lion spec…

California Sea Lion
Animalia Otariidae

California Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828)

Zalophus californianus, the California sea lion, is an intelligent coastal eared…

Brown Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Brown Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775)

Arctocephalus pusillus (brown fur seal) is the largest fur seal species, with tw…

Juan Fernández Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Juan Fernández Fur Seal

Arctocephalus philippii townsendi Merriam, 1897

Arctocephalus philippii townsendi, the Juan Fernandez fur seal, is a small sexua…

Galápagos Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Galápagos Fur Seal

Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904

Arctocephalus galapagoensis, the Galápagos fur seal, is a small otariid endemic …

South American Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783)

Arctocephalus australis, the South American fur seal, is a sexually dimorphic pi…

Antarctic Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875)

Arctocephalus gazella, the Antarctic fur seal, is a sexually dimorphic midsized …

Long-nosed Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Long-nosed Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828)

Arctocephalus forsteri, the New Zealand fur seal, is an otariid species found in…

Subantarctic Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Subantarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus tropicalis (J.E.Gray, 1872)

Arctocephalus tropicalis, the subantarctic fur seal, is a medium-sized, sexually…

Steller Sea Lion
Animalia Otariidae

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus (Schreber, 1776)

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is a sexually dimorphic otariid found in n…

Northern Fur Seal
Animalia Otariidae

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, co…

Australian Sea Lion
Animalia Otariidae

Australian Sea Lion

Neophoca cinerea (Péron, 1816)

Neophoca cinerea, the endangered endemic Australian sea lion, has unique irregul…

South American Sea Lion
Animalia Otariidae

South American Sea Lion

Otaria byronia (de Blainville, 1820)

Otaria byronia, the South American sea lion, is a large sexually dimorphic eared…

New Zealand Sea Lion
Animalia Otariidae

New Zealand Sea Lion

Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844)

Phocarctos hookeri, the endemic New Zealand sea lion, is one of the world's rare…

Walrus
Animalia Odobenidae

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Odobenus rosmarus, the walrus, is a large Arctic pinniped, the only extant speci…

Mountain Zebra
Animalia Equidae

Mountain Zebra

Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758

Mountain zebra (Equus zebra) is a southwestern African equid with two allopatric…

Onager
Animalia Equidae

Onager

Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775

Equus hemionus, the onager, is a wild Asiatic ass with distinct coat traits, spe…

Plains Zebra
Animalia Equidae

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785

Equus quagga, the plains zebra, is a striped African equid with defined physical…

Kiang
Animalia Equidae

Kiang

Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841

Equus kiang, the kiang, is the largest wild ass native to high plateaus of the H…

Grévy's Zebra
Animalia Equidae

Grévy's Zebra

Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882

This is a full description of Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), covering appearance,…

Wild Horse
Animalia Equidae

Wild Horse

Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785

Equus ferus is a wild horse species native to the Old World, with the only livin…

Donkey
Animalia Equidae

Donkey

Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758

Equus asinus (donkeys) have distinct physical and behavioral adaptations, and ar…