Eared Seals

If a pinniped has an ear flaps,it is a member of family Otariidae ( oh tar ee'ih day). The name of this family comes from a greek word "little ear". Theses pinnipeds are also called eared seals.Whats the different between sea lions and fur seals? Sea lions have shorter flippers than fur seals. Sea lion's fur is rougher and shorter than a fur seal. in the 1700s and 1800s. It was big business many fur seals were killed for their pelts it wich  almost made them extinct! Sea lions can reach speeds greater than 25 miles per hour when they swim! Some seal lions can go diving  more than 500 feet!


                                Fur seal

                       
                                Sea lion