Otariidae
E170450
Otariidae is the family of eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals, characterized by external ear flaps and the ability to walk on land using their rotating hind flippers.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1500302 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otariidae Context triple: [Carnivora, includesFamily, Otariidae]
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A.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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B.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
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C.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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D.
Canidae
Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related canids.
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Lipotes
Lipotes is a genus of freshwater river dolphins best known for the baiji, a critically endangered or possibly extinct species once native to China’s Yangtze River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otariidae Target entity description: Otariidae is the family of eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals, characterized by external ear flaps and the ability to walk on land using their rotating hind flippers.
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A.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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B.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
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C.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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D.
Canidae
Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related canids.
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E.
Lipotes
Lipotes is a genus of freshwater river dolphins best known for the baiji, a critically endangered or possibly extinct species once native to China’s Yangtze River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
beaches
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coastal rookeries ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ |
| commonName | eared seals ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Arctocephalus
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Callorhinus ⓘ Eumetopias ⓘ Neophoca ⓘ Otaria ⓘ Phocarctos ⓘ Zalophus ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Phocidae ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeatureFromPhocidae |
ability to rotate hind flippers under body
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presence of external ear flaps ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Atlantic Ocean
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine coastal waters
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some tropical regions ⓘ subpolar regions ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ability to walk on land using hind flippers
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dense fur in many species ⓘ external ear flaps ⓘ large fore flippers ⓘ rotatable hind flippers ⓘ sexual dimorphism ⓘ small external pinnae ⓘ streamlined body for swimming ⓘ thick layer of blubber ⓘ |
| includes |
fur seals
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sea lions ⓘ |
| movementType |
quadrupedal locomotion on land
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swimming with fore flippers ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Caniformia
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Carnivora ⓘ Mammalia ⓘ Otarioidea ⓘ Pinnipedia ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
colonial breeders
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form large breeding aggregations ⓘ |
| socialStructure | often polygynous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalPrey |
crustaceans
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fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otariidae Description of subject: Otariidae is the family of eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals, characterized by external ear flaps and the ability to walk on land using their rotating hind flippers.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guadalupe fur seal
this entity surface form:
Otariinae