Pinniped High levels of organic chemicals accumulate in these animals since they are near the top of food chains and have large reserves of blubber. Lactating mothers can pass the toxins on to their young. These pollutants can cause gastrointestinal cancers, decreased reproductivity and greater vulnerability to infectious diseases. Other man-made threats include habitat destruction by oil and gas exploitation, encroachment by boats, and underwater noise. Pinniped Pinnipeds, commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals. They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared
Are You What You Want to Be? Are You What You Want to Be? "Are You What You Want to Be?" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It serves as the opening track on their second studio album, "Supermodel", and was released as the album's fourth single on September 8, 2014. An audio stream of "Are You What You Want to Be?" was uploaded by the band's Vevo account to YouTube on August 5, 2014 accompanied by its single cover. The song impacted contemporary hit radio in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014 and modern rock radio in the United States