Brucella Antibodies in Alaskan True Seals and Eared Seals—Two Different Stories by Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Rolf Rødven, Kimberlee Beckmen, Anett K. Larsen, Morten Tryland, Lori Quakenbush, Jacques Godfroid

“…Brucella pinnipedialis was first isolated from true seals in 1994 and from eared seals in 2008. Although few pathological findings have been associated with infection in true seals, reproductive pathology including abortions, and the isolation of the zoonotic strain type 27 have been documented in eared seals. …”
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The diversity and impact of hookworm infections in wildlife by Mauricio Seguel, Nicole Gottdenker

“…Population- level mortality has been documented through controlled studies only in canines and eared seals although sporadic mortality has been noticed in felines, bears and elephants. …”
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Unihemispheric sleep and asymmetrical sleep: behavioral, neurophysiological, and functional perspectives by Mascetti GG

“…However, certain marine mammals and species of birds show a different sleep behavior, in which one cerebral hemisphere sleeps while the other is awake. In dolphins, eared seals, and manatees, unihemispheric sleep allows them to have the benefits of sleep, breathing, thermoregulation, and vigilance. …”
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Predation on an upper trophic marine predator, the Steller sea lion: evaluating high juvenile mortality in a density dependent conceptual framework. by Markus Horning, Jo-Ann E Mellish

“…The endangered western stock of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)--the largest of the eared seals--has declined by 80% from population levels encountered four decades ago. …”
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