Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Whales, manatees, seals, dolphins, and sea otters are just some of the many mammals that have evolved over time in order to survive in the water. From Arctic waters to tropical seas, vivid photographs and surprising facts about these salt water mammals reveal: • how these air breathing creatures have adapted to the water • their underwater senses • what they eat and how they raise their young • cetaceans, pinnipeds, sea otters, sirenians,...

A look at mammals around the world.

Mammals that live in and near the water. Manatees, blue whales, orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, elephant seals, harbor seals, sea lions, sea otters, river otters, beaver, muskrat and racoons.