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The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae.Despite what its name suggests, the Antarctic fur seal is mostly distributed in Subantarctic islands [3] and its scientific name is thought to have come from the German vessel SMS Gazelle, which was the first to collect specimens of this ...
Warmblooded prey makes up a significant proportion of the leopard seal's diet, and is occasionally taken by Antarctic fur seals. Suborder: Caniformia. Clade Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walruses) Family: Otariidae (eared seals) Genus: Arctocephalus. Antarctic fur seal, A. gazella LC; Family: Phocidae (earless seals) Genus: Mirounga
Genus Arctocephalus – Geoffroy, F. Cuvier, 1826 – eight species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Antarctic fur seal. A. gazella (Peters, 1875) Subantarctic islands: Size: Male: 180 cm (71 in) long; 130–200 kg (287–441 lb)
The number of species within the genus has been questioned, primarily based on limited molecular data. The issue is complicated because some of the species are able to produce fertile hybrids . A recent review recommended the retention of seven species, deprecating the New Zealand fur seals to a subspecies of the South American fur seal, while ...
The Juan Fernandez fur seal has a particularly long feeding cycle, with about 12 days of foraging and feeding and 5 days of nursing. Most fur seals continue this cycle for about 9 months until they wean their pup. The exception to this is the Antarctic fur seal, which has a feeding cycle that lasts only 4 months.
Weddell seal Crabeater seal. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Caniformia. Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions) Genus: Arctocephalus. Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella [2] LC; Subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus ...
Family Otariidae – eared seals Subfamily Arctocephalinae – fur seals Genus Arctocephalus – brown fur seal; Genus Callorhinus – northern fur seal; Subfamily Otariinae – sea lions Genus Eumetopias – Steller sea lion; Genus Neophoca – Australian sea lion; Genus Phocarctos – New Zealand sea lion; Genus Zalophus – northern sea lions
The subantarctic fur seal is medium in size compared with other fur seals. The two sexes are strongly sexually dimorphic: males grow to 2 m and 160 kg, whereas females are substantially smaller—1.4 m and 50 kg. Subantarctic fur seals have creamy-orange chests and faces. Their bellies are more brownish.