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	odobenidae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Atlantic walrus once enjoyed a range that extended south to Cape Cod and were found in large numbers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
		The Walrus is a member of order Carnivora and is the only species in the family Odobenidae.
		The name "Odobenidae" comes from Greek, it means tooth-walker; Walruses sometimes use their tusks to aid them moving across ice.
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	Search Results for odobenidae - Encyclopædia Britannica
		The seal is of significant importance to the survival of the Eskimos and other inhabitants of the north, who use almost every part of the animal: the meat is eaten; bones used for implements; tendons...
		The taxonomy of the major categories of major groups placed in the Carnivora has been in a state of flux for at least 100 years, and these categories do not seem to be stabilizing, even today.
		Members of the families Otariidae (eared seals), Odobenidae (walrus), and Phocidae (earless seals), commonly called pinnipeds, are strictly carnivorous and mostly marine.
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	walrus -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		There are three existing families of pinnipeds: Odobenidae (see walrus) and Phocidae and Otariidae (see seal).
		Streamlined bodies with thick layers of fat, flippers for limbs, flattened hands and feet with webbed digits, hairy coats for protection from sand and rocks—seals, sea lions, and walrus are adapted for life in and out of the water.
		Northwest Territories, Canada, created in 1970s by territorial government; extends from Wrigley to Mackenzie River delta in Beaufort Sea of Arctic Ocean; Inuvik town is regional headquarters; fur trapping, whaling, petroleum, natural gas; town was planned as model community; is base for trappers, walrus hunters, and sealers, as well as for Eskimo...
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	Walrus and seals (families Otariidae, Odobenidae, and Phocidae) (from carnivore) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Walrus and seals (families Otariidae, Odobenidae, and Phocidae) (from carnivore) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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	Odobenidae or walruses - TheWebsiteOfEverything.com
		Moreover, Walrus’ scientific name Odobenidae is Greek for “one who walks with his teeth.
		Their scientific family name, Odobenidae, is Latin for "those that walk with teeth," and refers to the way these beasts use their tusks to haul out onto ice floes.
		Also, tooth decay is a problem, each of the walruses is already on antibiotics because of the pain.
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	Family: Odobenidae
		European Register of Marine Species Taxonomic hierarchy for the family Odobenidae.
		Only one group within the family Odobenidae: genus Odobenus.
		Family Odobenidae There is one species: walrus Odobenus rosmarus: found in Arctic
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	Odobenidae
		packardi `--o Odobeninae [Odobenidae] (mursut) ?- †Kamtschatarctos sinelnikovae [Kamtschatarctinae] ?- †Pelagiarctos thomasi Barnes, 1987 --+-- †Proneotherium repenningi Barnes, in Kohno, Barnes and Hirota, 1995
		Deméré, T. A., 2001: Phylogenetic systematics and cranial and postcranial anatomy of the giant fossil walrus (Carnivora: Odobenidae), Pontolis magnus (True, 1905) from the Empire Formation (Late Miocene) of Oregon.
		Kohno, N., 1994: A new Miocene pinniped in the genus Prototaria (Carnivora: Odobenidae) from the Moniwa Formation, Miyagi, Japan.
	www.fmnh.helsinki.fi /users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Synapsida/Eutheria/Carnivora/Arctoidea/Odobenidae.htm (251 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Species Manis gigantea Manis temmincki Manis tricuspis Manis tetradactyla Manis crassicaudata Manis pentadactyla Manis javanica Pangolins are mammals with large scales on their skin which can be found in parts of Africa and Asia.
		Families Ailuridae Canidae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Mephitidae Mustelidae Nandiniidae Odobenidae Otariidae Procyonidae Ursidae Viverridae The diverse order Carnivora includes over 260 placental mammals.
		Families Equidae Tapiridae Rhinocerotidae The odd-toed ungulates or Perissodactyla are large to very large browsing and grazing mammals with relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.
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	Seal at exZOOberance!
		The eared seals make up the family Otariidae and include the northern fur seal, classified as Callorhinus ursinus; and the California sea lion, classified as Zalophus californianus.
		The walrus is the only member of the walrus family, Odobenidae, and is classified as Odobenus rosmarus.
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