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"Feather foot": That's how to
translate %f,10,h\pinniped%"pinniped" --the Latin word
that describes the long, flattened
feet of the sea lion. Sea lions have
bones in their legs much like those
of land %f,10,g\carnivor%carnivores --hidden deep in
their bodies. But below the elbow
everything changes: The %f,10,g\flipper%flipper is a
perfect %f,10,g\adapt%adaptation for swimming.
Scientists believe that sea lions,
seals, and walruses evolved from
land carnivores.