Prior Knowledge. None; Vocabulary. They have a coat of coarse hair only. Seals have short, stubby front feet and generally scoot along land on their bellies. Sea lions, on the other hand, have elongated front flippers that help propel them through the water and allow them to “walk” on land.

They have a cute hearing despite their lack of outer ears. They are really a type of sea lion. Seals have short, stubby front feet and generally scoot along land on their bellies. Walruses are easy to point out, but seals and sea lions can get a little confusing, especially because of the terminology used for the two. Although both live in colonies, sea lions …

Seals (true seals or earless seals) have no external ear flaps. Third, sea lions are noisy. There are 33 species of pinnipeds (meaning "wing-" or "fin-footed") which include 18 true seals, 14 eared seals (sea lions and fur seals), and 1 walrus. True seals, in contrast, do not use their flippers, but lurch across the land by throwing themselves about and hunching like inchworms. True seals are termed "earless… The Galapagos sea lion takes the scientific name of Zalophus wollebaeki, and is a more direct relative of the California sea lion.

This post would be more accurately titled "True seals vs. Eared seals" (more on this later). Sea lions include animals referred to as “fur seals.” Fur seals are named misleadingly because they are apart of the Otariid family with sea lions. But seals and sea lions belong to different families.

They can only move on land by wriggling forward in series of jerks. You can also look at their feet.

We'll discuss fur seals and true seals … Seals and sea lions belong to a group of mammals known as 'pinnipeds' which have streamlined bodies and limbs modified into flippers. Seals are considered as the true seals or earless seals and belong in the Family: Phocidae. Seals and sea lions share adaptations for living in the sea—including blubber, flippers, and streamlined bodies. Two of the more common marine mammals on the west coast of North America are sea lions and seals. Pinnipeds, commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals.They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless seals, or true seals). Also, sea lions and fur seals communicate through loud barking or bellowing, while seals usually grunt softly to communicate.

Finally, sea lions and fur seals are really noisy. They have varying body sizes ranging from one to five metres, and their weights range in a wide spectrum that is as large as from 45 to 2,400 kilograms. Yet fur seals also possess the ability to rotate their front flippers and use them more efficiently—much like the sea lion. The family of pinnipedia is divided into three main categories: walruses, the eared seals (sea lions and fur seals) and the true seals (like the harbor and elephant seals). Monk seals, including the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal, are also categorized as true seals. There are about 18 species described under 13 genera of true seals, distributed in the oceans of the world. This does not help the already confused general public distinguish between seals and sea lions.

There are different marine mammals in the world oceans e.g. Noun. Seals, sea lions, and walruses belong to a group of marine mammals called pinnipeds, referring to their flippered feet. Secondly, sea lions have small flaps for outer ears. This is partly because they congregate in groups on land, while true seals spend more time in the water and are less social. The family of pinnipedia is divided into three main categories: walruses, the eared seals (sea lions and fur seals) and the true seals (like the harbor and elephant seals). Sea lions are classified with fur seals, and the remaining seals with ears are known as true seals. Pinnipeds are divided into three families: walruses, true seals and eared seals.

When comparing a sea lion vs. seal you can spot the difference a few ways, one of which is the lack or presence of an ear. None; Recommended Prior Activities. Seals are quieter, vocalizing via soft grunts.

You have to get very close to see the tiny holes on the sides of a seal’s sleek head.

In Alaska we have a number of seal species including harbor seals, bearded seals, ribbon seals, ringed seals, and spotted seals. Otariidae: The otariids, sea lions and fur seals, have little external ear flaps that poke out of the sides of their heads (hence why members of this family are also referred to as eared seals). True Seals. whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals.

Seals lack an external ear flap whereas sea lions have an external ear flap that is visible. Within the eared seals, there are several types of fur seal, which have a thicker undercoat than sea lions. Sea lions, on the other hand, have elongated front flippers that help propel them through the water and allow them to “walk” on land.