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Dive into the vibrant coastal waterworld and witness the playful antics of the Australian fur seal with breathtaking drone footage. These intelligent and curious creatures can be seen frolicking in ...
8. South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands These remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean are home to massive colonies of elephant seals and fur seals. Visiting requires a longer ...
The previous observations of Stellar and others left much to be desired. The geographical distribution of the Arctic fur seal (Callorhinus) is very peculiar.
Populations of Antarctic seals have halved over 50 years amid a warming climate and shrinking sea ice, a new study has shown. Researchers from Madingley Road-based British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have ...
On one island off the Western Antarctic Peninsula, leopard seals eat as many as 70% of Antarctic fur seal pups each year, severely impacting their declining population, researchers said.
It found that Weddell seals, which depend heavily on sea ice to breed and feed, and Antarctic fur seals, which breed on land but are still affected by environmental impacts on the food chain, have ...
The Directorate of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has confirmed a case of rabies in a Cape fur seal detected at the Walvis Bay Lagoon in the ...
A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in their populations.
A fur seal. (British Antarctic Survey / Derren Fox via SWNS) By Lauren Beavis Melting sea ice is drastically impacting seal populations, experts warned today.