The following is a list of individually notable pinnipeds, a taxonomic family which includes seals, sea lions, and walruses.
List
- Andre the Seal (1961âÂÂ1986), a harbour seal who was found off in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States.
- Freya, a vagrant walrus who appeared along the coast of western Europe.
- Hoover (âÂÂ1985), a harbour seal who imitated basic human speech.
- Humphrey, a visitor of Katikati in New Zealand
- Midge the Sea Lion (1985âÂÂ2010), a resident of Oklahoma City Zoo
- Mum, the first sea lion to give birth in mainland New Zealand for over a century.
- Neil the Seal (born 2020), a southern elephant seal in Tasmania, Australia.
- Owha, a leopard seal who resided in the northern North Island of New Zealand.
- Popeye, a harbour seal who would often go to the marina of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Washington.
- Ronan, a sea lion known for being able to "dance" to music.
- Slippery the Sea Lion (d. 1967), a Californian sea lion who escaped a marine mammal park in London, Ontario, Canada.
- Stena, a vagrant walrus who appeared in the Gulf of Finland.
- Tama-chan, a bearded seal who was spotted in Tama River in Tokyo, Japan.
- Thor, a vagrant walrus appearing along the coast of western Europe.
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