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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 ...
The subantarctic fur seal is medium in size compared with other fur seals.Males grow to 2 m and 160 kg, whereas females are substantially smaller—1.4 m and 50 kg. . Both sexes are strongly sexually dimorphic, with creamy-orange chests and f
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.
The seal hesitantly poked its head out of its crate, then tested a flipper on the sand before eventually leaving the crate and pulling itself toward the water. The seal had been at the aquarium ...
Cape Fur Seals actually resemble sea lions more than “true seals,” as they have exterior ear flaps and long flippers that make them more agile when they are traveling on the beach. Their thick ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals Pinnipeds Temporal range: Latest Oligocene – Holocene, 24–0 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Clockwise from top left: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), walrus ...
Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals, in contrast, while doing much of their feeding at the edge of the continent, breed on subantarctic islands, such as South Georgia. Warmblooded prey makes up a significant proportion of the leopard seal 's diet, and is occasionally taken by Antarctic fur seals.
Antarctic fur seal; C. Crabeater seal; L. Leopard seal; R. Ross seal; S. Southern elephant seal; W. Weddell seal This page was last edited on 31 August 2022, at 20 ...