sea mammal

Whale or dolphin

A sea mammal is any mammal that lives primarily in the ocean—whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walruses, manatees, and sea otters.

Like all mammals, they breathe air, give birth to live young, and nurse their offspring, but they've adapted to marine life with streamlined bodies, flippers, and the ability to hold their breath for extended periods.

Related

narwhal · manatee · porpoise · beluga · fur seal · baby seal · blue whale · ocean giant · harbor seal · sperm whale · deep diver · elephant seal · orca · polar bear · walrus · flipper feet · cetacean · pinniped

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habitat

sea mammalterrestrial mammal

Earth-bound warm-blooded animal

taxonomic class in marine context

sea mammalfish

Gilled aquatic vertebrate

sea fish · marine fish · shark · ray · marine reptile

Family

sea, seas, seaward, seaborne, seafaring, seaside, seascape, mammal, mammals

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