Fur seal

An Antarctic Fur Seal pup sits on a beach - South Georgia, South Atlantic

HE'S SO CUTE

Effortlessly cool with just the right amount of humour, the Cape Fur Seal is the ocean's own charismatic acrobat. They're

Juvenile New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) on North Neptune Island, South Australia on Rodney Fox Shark Expedition - 9 July 2008.

Baby Northern Fur Seal

Forget Downward Dog...I can do Upward Fur Seal!! This is a baby "Leucistic" Fur Seal. Fur chromatic disorders, which include albinism, leucism and melanism, are rare. Leucism is a lack of pigment in the fur but is not the same as Albanism, which also effects skin and eyes. In Fur seals of South Georgia Island they number between 1 in 400 to 1 in 1500.

Photo about a very sweet shot of a fur seal pup, taken at cape cross seal colony in Namibia. Image of africa, animal, ocean - 10449200

Learn about the 8 species of fur seals, with images of each seal species.

In Antarctica, rebounding fur seals are threatening the frozen continent’s fragile flora.

New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) on North Neptune Island, South Australia on Rodney Fox Shark Expedition - 9 July 2008. The seal colony is on the western side of the island in a sheltered bay.

Fur seal spends most of its time on the sea where it collects food and sleeps (usually on the back while it floats on the surface of the sea). When it is on the solid ground, fur seal uses its flippers for walking. 💙 . Thanks: 📸 @thurstonphoto

Antarctic fur seal pup is so cute. One in about five of these seals have blond fur, the others have dark fur.

Antarctic fur seals have unique ‘scent profile’ to recognise their pups Researchers studying Antarctic fur seals have discovered their scent has a unique ‘profile’ which enables them to recognise their …

Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photography. Leading photograhers of polar regions with pictures of of indigenous peoples of the North and of Antarcticia.