fur seal
Thick-coated marine mammal
A fur seal is a marine mammal related to sea lions, distinguished from true seals by external ear flaps and the ability to walk on all four flippers.
Fur seals have thick, luxurious underfur that made them targets of commercial hunting.
They gather in large breeding colonies on rocky shores: The fur seals crowded the beach during mating season.
Flippered marine mammal group
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- pupYoung canine or seal
molt · lactation · gestation · thermoregulation · diving · vocalizations · ear flaps · polygyny
Communal bird nesting site
- haul-outMarine mammals ashore
- beachSandy waterside margin
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
tidepools · rocky · cove · cliffs · breeding grounds · Galápagos · South Georgia · coastline
Organism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
food chain · marine mammal · migration · population · krill · fishery · climate change · bycatch
Small marine crustaceans
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- anchoviesSmall, oily, cured fish
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
mackerel · pollock · crustaceans · cephalopods · foraging · prey · feeding · hunting
Furred animal skins
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- cullingSelective population reduction
- overharvestingUnsustainable resource extraction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
conservation · endangered · ban · quota · sustainability · wildlife management · CITES · recovery
pinniped
Flippered marine mammal group
pup · molt · lactation · gestation · thermoregulation · diving · vocalizations · ear flaps · polygyny · harem
rookery
Communal bird nesting site
kelp · tidepools · rocky · cove · cliffs · breeding grounds · Galápagos · South Georgia · coastline · offshore
predator
Organism that consumes others
ecosystem · food chain · marine mammal · migration · population · krill · fishery · climate change · bycatch · entanglement
krill
Small marine crustaceans
herring · mackerel · pollock · crustaceans · cephalopods · foraging · prey · feeding · hunting · diving
pelts
Furred animal skins
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- cullingSelective population reduction
- overharvestingUnsustainable resource extraction
extinction · conservation · endangered · ban · quota · sustainability · wildlife management · CITES · recovery · protection
- SubantarcticSouth Georgia, king penguin, albatross, petrel, prion
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, echidna, wombat
- cold adaptationsblubber, hibernation, dense coat, down feathers, white camouflage
- furmink, sable, fox, beaver, chinchilla