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The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also known as Hooker's sea lion. It feeds on small fish such as octopus and flounder, and also eats crabs and penguins. It likes to live in groups. It gives birth in late December or early January. The birthing process is short,
The scientific name of the African fur seal is Arctocephalus pusillus, and its foreign name is South African and Australian Fur Seal. There are two subspecies.African fur sea lions are gentle and like to gather in groups. They generally do not have a fixed habitat except during the breeding season.
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.
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
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
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),
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
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
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
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
The largest bird on earth is the African ostrich, which is also a flightless bird. In biological classification, it is the only species of the family Struthionidae. The African ostrich is about 183-300 cm long, 240-280 cm tall, and weighs 130-150 kg. The female bird is slightly smaller. The snake-li
The largest bird on earth is the African ostrich, also a flightless bird. In biological classification, it is the only species in the Ostrichidae family. The body length of African ostrich is about 183-300 cm, the height is 240-280 cm, and the weight is 130-150 kg. The female bird is slightly
Coyote (scientific name: Proteles cristatus) is also known as Aardwolf in English. It has two subspecies.The coyote is small, its teeth are highly degenerate, and its body shape is far from the streamline theory; the opening angle of its mouth is almost the smallest among beasts, which greatly limit
Brown hyena (scientific name: Parahyaena brunnea) is also known as Brown Hyaena in English. It has two subspecies.Brown hyenas have a tightly organized social system, which is generally ruled by females, because in the group, the female as the leader is stronger than the male, while in other aspects
Spotted hyena (scientific name: Crocuta crocuta), also known as spotted hyena, is a member of the genus Crocuta and family Hyaenidae.The spotted hyena was first formally described by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. The ancient Greek root of the name was used by Pliny th
Chen's western cockroach has an ancient origin, which can be traced back to the Upper Lime Period about 300 million years ago. It can be called a "living fossil" of the class Insecta. As an extremely rare insect that ordinary people rarely see, there are only a few museums in the world
The largest animal on earth is the blue whale. The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder Baleen whales. There are four subspecies. The blue whale is considered the largest animal known to have ever lived on earth, reaching a length of 33 meters and weighing 181 tons. The blu
Tigon (English name Tigon) is a hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion. It is congenitally weak and more precious than a liger.The successful conception rate between lions and tigers is only 1%~2%! However, the survival rate of ligers is higher than that of tigons. The survival rate of ligers is 1