fur seals
Thick-coated marine mammals
Fur seals are eared seals prized for their dense, luxurious underfur.
Unlike true seals, they have external ear flaps and can rotate their hind flippers to walk on land.
They gather in large breeding colonies on rocky shores and islands.
Fur seals were hunted nearly to extinction before international protections.
- pinnipedsFin-limbed marine carnivores
- subantarcticBordering the southernmost zone
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- underfurMammal's insulating base coat
thermoregulation · carnivore · blubber · breeding · South Georgia · rookery · marine mammal · whiskers · guard hairs · fishing nets · Southern Ocean · Antarctic waters · barking · mammal · colony · hauling · rocky shores · pups
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- carnivoransdogs, cats, wolves, foxes, bears
- island wildlifemarine iguana, Darwin's finches, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise, giant tortoises
- marine mammalsdolphin, whales, whale, dolphins, porpoise
- sealsgasket, o-ring, O-ring, pinniped, walrus
- Galapagosgiant tortoises, marine iguanas, marine iguana, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise
seal taxonomy
fur sealsharbor seals
Spotted coastal marine mammals
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