Arctocephalus forsteri,New Zealand sea lion, New Zealand fur seal, New Zealand fur seal

Features：Compared with real sea lions, the fur of the New Zealand fur seal is obviously much shorter

New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) mainly feed on squid, octopus and rod fish, and also eat penguins. They mostly hunt on the surface at night, and sometimes hunt on octopus on the seabed during the day. They can drag large fish such as perch out of the water and bite them off and swallo...

Arctocephalus gazella,Kerguelen Fur seal,Island sea lions, sea wolves, Antarctic fur seals

Features：Has the longest beard and bad breath

The Antarctic fur seal (scientific name: Arctocephalus gazella) is called Kerguelen Fur seal. Its scientific name comes from the first German ship to capture it, SMS Gazelle. Captain Cook mentioned that there were a large number of fur seals living on South Georgia Island after exploring it in 1775....

Arctocephalus galapagoensis,Bear Headed,Galapagos fur seal, Equatorial fur sea lion, Galapagos sea lion, Galapagos sea lion, Galapagos Islands sea lion

Features：Short diving time and strong territorial awareness

Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis): Its Greek name, Bear Headed, means "bear head", which is related to its short, pointed muzzle and small, button-shaped nose. This marine mammal is the ancestor of similar terrestrial carnivores.Galapagos fur seals do not have a fixed living...

Leptonychotes weddellii,monk seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal

Features：It was the first seal Columbus saw in the "New World".

Weddell seal (Latin name: Leptonychotes weddellii), also known as Weddell seal, Weddell seal or Weddell seal, is the only species of Weddell seal genus under the seal family, named by a British Antarctic navigator James Weddell.Weddell seals are an extremely ancient creature, so they are called &quo...

Monachus monachus，Mediterranean monk sea,Monk seal

Features：The largest of the monk seals, the rarest seal in the world

The scientific name of the Mediterranean monk seal is Monachus monachus, and its foreign name is Mediterranean monk seal. It is an ancient and rare seal. Its head is very round and densely covered with short hair, which looks like a monk's head, hence the name. It is the rarest seal in the world...

Mirounga leonina,Southern elephant-seal

Features：The largest seal on Earth, the largest pinniped, and the largest carnivore

The scientific name of the Southern elephant seal is Mirounga leonina, and its foreign name is Southern elephant-seal. It is the largest seal on earth, the largest pinniped in history, and even the largest carnivore. It is divided into three subspecies: South American subspecies (M.l falclandicus),...

Mirounga angustirostris，Northern elephant-seal,Northern elephant seal

Features：The nose is shaped like a cockscomb and swells when angry or excited.

The scientific name of the Northern elephant seal is Mirounga angustirostris, and its foreign name is Northern elephant-seal. It is a large seal-like animal.The Northern elephant seal has large, round, black eyes. The width of the eyes shows that they mainly hunt by vision. Like other seals, norther...

Lobodon carcinophagus,Crabeater seal

Features：The mouth has rows of sharp teeth, like saw teeth.

Sawtooth seals are called Lobodon carcinophagus in scientific name and Crabeater seal in foreign language. They are the most numerous seals in the world.Sawtooth seals feed on krill. It is an illusion to call them crab-eating seals because there are very few crabs in Antarctica, which are not enough...

Hydrurga leptonyx,leopard seal,

Features：It is named after the black spots on its neck that resemble leopard spots.

Leopard seal (scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx) is also known as leopard seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Leopard seals are solitary animals that mate and raise their young in groups. Compared with other pinnipeds, they prefer warm-blooded animals. Because it moves slowly on land...

Halichoerus grypus,Grey seal,Atlantic grey seal

Features：Clapping underwater

Grey seal (scientific name: Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal in the family Phocidae and the only member of the genus Halichoerus. They also have another name - Atlantic grey seal.Grey seals feed on fish such as salmon, cod, herring, and flounder, as well as cephalopods and arthropods. The daily f...

Cystophora cristata,Hooded seal

Features：The male has a black sac on his head, which swells into a "red balloon" when he gets angry.

Hooded seal (scientific name: Cystophora cristata) is also known as Hooded seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Among the 19 species of seals, the hooded seal is the least known pinniped. In the past, people always mistakenly thought it was a whale (whales and pinnipeds are two distinc...

Phoca vitulina ，Common seal

Features：It often stays in the harbor, hence the name

The scientific name of the harbor seal is Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758), and the foreign name is Common seal. It is a seal distributed in the temperate and polar waters of the Northern Hemisphere.The harbor seal lives in groups, but the number of its groups is not as large as other seals. When not...

Phoca sibirica,Baikal Seal,Siberian seal, freshwater seal

Features：It has a round body and is the only freshwater seal in the world.

Baikal Seal (Phoca sibirica), also known as Baikal Seal in English, lives in the Baikal Lake area of Russia. It is the only freshwater seal in the world and also the smallest seal species in the world.The Baikal seals have long and strong claws that can break through the ice and open the hole for ai...

Phoca hispida，Ringed seal，Nordic seal, ice seal, ring seal

Features：The smallest seal in the Arctic

The scientific name of the ringed seal is Phoca hispida, and its foreign name is Ringed seal. There are 5 subspecies. It is one of the smallest species in the seal family and the smallest seal in the Arctic.Most seals in the world live in seawater, and the only species that lives entirely in freshwa...

Pagophilus groenlandicus,Harp Seal、Greenland Seal,Greenland seal, ice seal, Lyra seal, saddle seal

Features：Distinct black bands forming numerous saddle marks on the back, generally in the shape of a harp

Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp Seal and Greenland Seal. It has no subspecies.Harp seals can travel 5,000 kilometers a year. Their migration pattern depends on where they breed and shed. They breed in the southernmost part of their distribution area in win...

Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus

Features：Small in size, with pale yellow skin and scattered irregular brown or black spots

The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belonging to the genus Phoca of the family Phocidae.Caspian seals live in small groups in the middle or southern coast of the Caspian Sea in summer, migrate north in autumn, and form breeding groups on the ice. They give birth on fi...

Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal

Features：Named after its large eyes

The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of its relatively large eyes (eye diameter up to 7 cm). It is also called Ross's seal and Ross's seal because it was first described by British Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross in 1841.Big-eyed seals feed on cephalop...

Monachus tropicalis ,Caribbean monk seal,West Indian monk seal

Features：Slightly larger than an ordinary seal, it has a short and wide mouth and a high and round forehead. It is extinct.

Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) foreign name Caribbean monk seal, a seal of the genus Phocaeus in the family Phocidae.Monk seals prefer warm tropical waters, and their body shape is more suitable for living in water than sea lions and walruses. Their hind limbs cannot bend forw...

Monachus schauinslandi,Hawaiian monk seal

Features：The head is very round and covered with short, dense hair, which looks like a monk's head.

Hawaiian monk seal (scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi) is the only native seal in Hawaii.Except for the breeding season, Hawaiian monk seals usually live alone and occasionally in small groups. They are active at night, spend a lot of time foraging at sea, and return to the shore to sleep afte...

Herpestes urva,Crab-eating Mongoose,Mountain badger, brown cat, rock badger

Features：It is slightly larger than the red-cheeked mongoose, with thick and long fur, especially on the tail.

Crab-eating mongoose (Latin name: Herpestes urva) is also known as mountain badger, stone badger, water badger, white badger, bamboo civet, bamboo civet, etc.Crab-eating mongoose is active during the day. Morning and dusk are the two peaks of activity, and they rarely go out to forage at noon. Every...

Herpestes smithii,Ruddy Mongoose,Red mongoose, Golden palm civet

Features：The fur is reddish brown and rough, and the tail ends in black.

Ruddy Mongoose (scientific name: Herpestes smithii) is called "mugatiya" in Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. It is generally considered an untamable animal and a pest. This animal is a mongoose species endemic to Sri Lanka. It is also called "barrel" (hotambuwa) because of its appearance...