species of fur seal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), is a type of fur seal. It is also called the Cape fur seal, South African fur seal and Australian fur seal.[2]
Brown fur seal | |
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Hauling-out on the Hippolyte Rocks off the east coast of Tasmania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Otariidae |
Genus: | Arctocephalus |
Species: | A. pusillus |
Binomial name | |
Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) | |
Subspecies | |
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Distribution of the brown fur seal, dark blue: breeding colonies; light blue: nonbreeding individuals |
Adult male brown fur seals are dark gray to brown, with a darker mane of short, coarse hairs and a light belly. Adult females are light brown to gray, with a light throat and darker back and belly. The front flippers of the fur seal are dark brown to black. Pups are born black and molt to gray with a pale throat within 3–5 months.
The brown fur seal's main predator is the great white shark. Other predators include, killer whales and southern elephant seals. Land predators include black-backed jackals and brown hyenas on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia.[3]
Cape fur seals are shown as "The Scoundrel" in the 2021 nature program Penguin Town.
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