Tiger Seal

The tiger seal (Allodesmus pacificus) is a species of pinniped related to the earless seals that is found throughout the Pacific Ocean. It is among the largest modern seals on Earth, growing up to about the size of the elephant seal, yet is somewhat more dangerous on land and in water towards smaller animals due to being predatory, much like Antarctica's leopard seals, preying on wide varieties of crustaceans, mollusks, fish, small sea turtles, seabirds, and small mammals. It has characteristics like both eared seals (fur seals and sea lions) and earless seals, having strong front flippers to stand like sea lions and fur seals, but having a seal's hind flippers, however, the tiger seal's front flippers are slightly more broad than that of eared seals and it also has larger eyes to better hunt in deep waters. The conservation status of tiger seals is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and tolerance to human activities.