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Five Interesting Facts about Seals
1. Seals and bears have the same ancestor Where did seals evolve from? Seals are pinnipeds, which include sea lions and walruses. Research agrees that pinnipeds belong to Arctoidea, a group of carnivores that includes bears, weasels, and raccoons. The family is monophyletic, which means they came from a common ancestor, so the seal's closest relative is the bear. 2. In the wild, seals...
