AAAAAAAAND NOW, THE STARTING 260 FOR TUMBLR'S FAVOURITE ANIMAL!!
Starting things off, we have a fan favourite taking the world by storm, the Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also called nerpa. The smallest of the 34 pinniped species, Baikals stand out from the rest as the world's only freshwater seals. As the name suggests, they live in the eponymous lake in Siberia, which is a long way from the Arctic Ocean, so how did they get from there to here? I don't know. I don't study pinniped evolution. In Japan, one aquarium's pod is becoming a viral sensation, especially Niko the youngster, who was apparently forced to eat cement at the age or 6. Of course, that's just a joke, as Baikals, having large eyes, typically look like they're crying.