Pinnipeds (fromLatinpinna "wing or fin" andped- "foot"), orfin-footed mammals, are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marinemammals.Seals,sea lions, andwalruses are well-known examples ofpinnipeds. In addition to inspiring the names for many sports teams (such as the three sports teams in theSan Francisco, California area known as "theSeals"[1]), pinnipeds have also inspired a number of fictional characters, creatures, and entities across human culture and media.
Seals and sea lions
[edit]- InIcelandic folklore, the magical seal on whose backSæmundur Sigfússon traveled from Europe to Iceland
- Balloon-Meister, asea lion who is a member of the beast pack, fromKirby and the Forgotten Land.
- Bobbie, a seal hostess of the second season of the Canadian adult animated television seriesLife's a Zoo
- Chip, a seal fromHello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
- Fluke, Rudder and Gerald, sea lions fromFinding Dory
- Flynn, anelephant seal inIce Age 4: Continental Drift
- Pup, aseal fromIn Search of Santa
- Sirotan, a harp seal Japanese merchandise character[2]
- Stefano, asea lion inMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
- Havoc, also known as Lang in Japan, an anthropomorphic seal who is the main protagonist of the video gameHigh Seas Havoc
- Hunter, aleopard seal inThe Penguins of Madagascar
- Short Fuse, aharp seal in thePenguins of Madagascar
- Sophie, acircus seal whomDr. Dolittle befriends and helps escape back to the ocean, inDoctor Dolittle's Circus ([1]) and also inDr. Dolittle
- Rojas, aleopard seal inHappy Feet andHappy Feet 2
- Bryan the Beachmaster, anelephant seal inHappy Feet 2
- Lou Seal, mascot for theSan Francisco Giants
- Kotick, the main character inRudyard Kipling's short storyThe White Seal, later made into a cartoon byChuck Jones
- Salty, a seal that appears in theDisney cartoonsPluto's Playmate andMickey and the Seal and later inMickey's Mouseworks,House of Mouse andMickey Mouse Clubhouse
- The title character ofAndre
- Skæg, a seal sea captain in the Danish comics seriesRasmus Klump
- Slappy the sea lion from the filmSlappy and the Stinkers
- Sully, a sea lion fromDanger Rangers
- Thornton, a harbor seal fromShark Bait
- Whiskers fromManta and Moray
- Esmeralda the sea lion from the Disney version of20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- TheSan-X company charactersMamegoma
- The main characters ofRomeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss
- Sandy, an orphaned seal from the filmSandy the Seal
- Sparky, an escaped seal in the episode "Love and Sandy" from the 1964television seriesFlipper
- Wolfgang the Seal, former character fromSesame Street
- At the end of the fantasy novelKitty and the Midnight Hour, there is a mention ofHomo sapiens pinnipedia, a wereseal. This mention is expanded upon in Kitty's House of Horrors, where the heroine meets a wereseal, Alaskan state legislator Lee.
- Robby, friend ofPingu
- Robby, a friend of Lars fromThe Little Polar Bear
- The titular character ofSeabert, awhitecoat seal
- Smaxey, the former seal mascot of Kellogg'sSugar Smacks
- Sneezly, Hanna Barbera's sneezing seal fromBreezly and Sneezly
- Selkie, a sea lion fromNim's Island
- The Walrus from Lewis Carroll's poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter"
- Capn' Cragg, awalrus fromIn Search of Santa
- Chumley, the walrus sidekick to Tennessee Tuxedo (the Penguin)[3]
- Coach Whistler, a walrus who lives in the Land of Play inJim Henson's Pajanimals
- Dash, a walrus fromThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
- Hercule Moustache, a grumpy walrus with a French accent who lives in Mossy Bay, in64 Zoo Lane
- Jim McSweeney from the second issue ofThe Adventures of Sly Cooper
- The Sea Vitch, a rude walrus inRudyard Kipling's short storyThe White Seal
- Thrasher, a walrus inTappy Toes
- Wally Walrus
- Rotor Walrus, a technician walrus fromSonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)
- Whoopie the walrus inRocket: Robot on Wheels
- Winthrop, a walrus inPiper Penguin and His Fantastic Flying Machines
- Kapitein Wal Rus, a sea captain inTom Poes
- Captain Thames inXenogears
- The cruel walruses in the movie adaptation ofThe Jungle Bunch, a Canadian-American children's show
- Wozza, a walrus who lives in a cave in Freezeezy Peak inBanjo-Kazooie
- A walrus named Rusty Walrus who appeared inCrash Twinsanity during the level of High Seas Hi-Jinks, who chases Crash which he calls fresh meat for his pot.
- Russell, a walrus with a storage unit inside inMiddlemost Post.
- Mr. Frosty, a walrus who serves as a mini-boss fromKirby series.
