Seals range in size from the 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and 45 kg (99 lb) Baikal seal to the 5 m (16 ft) and 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) southern elephant seal, which is also the largest carnivoran.[b] Several ...

The ancestors and relatives of seals and sea lions, called pinnipeds, also took the plunge in the deep past. Paleontologists are still piecing together how otter-like creatures related to bears ...