#antipodean fur seal

[thepinnipedparade]

Guadalupe fur seal (L) – the Guadalupe fur seal's big "Only God can kill me" energy saw it advance in Round 0.5 with a whopping 74.6% of the vote. For details about the species, see that post.

New Zealand fur seal (R) – this otariid's name is apparently contested between the settler-colonialist nations of New Zealand and Australia, so let me just say that its scientific name is Arctocephalus forsteri and its te reo Maori name is kekeno. They live on the South Island of New Zealand and the southwestern coast of Australia. At one breeding site in New Zealand, mother fur seals will leave their pups upstream at a waterfall where they can safely swim (away from predators and strong currents) while the mothers hunt!

[sealsdaily]

Can we get a list of seal species that haven't been posted so we can make bingo sheets? :)

I saw this ask and briefly got really excited and almost started making my own then reread. Anyways!

Crabeater seal

Galapagos sea lion

South American sea lion

Brown fur seal

Subantarctic fur seal

Guadalupe fur seal

Juan Fernandez fur seal

Galapagos fur seal

Antipodean fur seal (Kekeno)

South American fur seal

[drhoz]

#2422 - Arctocephalus forsteri - Long-nosed Fur Seal

Surprise find while I was looking around the base of Puritutu Rock for interesting limpets.

AKA kekeno, Australasian fur seal, South Australian fur seal, New Zealand fur seal, and Antipodean fur seal. Arctocephalus means "bear head" and the family name Otariidae comes from the Greek otarion meaning "little ear".

Found in Australian coastal waters and offshore islands of southern Australia, from the south-west of Western Australia to just east of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and around southern Tasmania, New Zealand's South and Stewart Islands, and the nearer subantarctic islands. Happily, small populations are now found in Bass Strait and coastal waters of Victoria and New South Wales as far as the mid-north coast, and around the North Island, but these newer colonies are the result of recovery from their near extinction at the hands of humans.

Females can dive for about 9 minutes and to a depth of about 312 metres. Males can dive for about 15 minutes to a depth of about 380 metres. Their diet includes cephalopods, fish, and birds, including penguins at he southern end of their range. Known predators are killer whales, sharks, male New Zealand sea lions, and until recently humans. Unfortunately many still die in fishing nets, or are illegally killed by fishermen, and pups are very vulnerable to disturbance of the rookeries.

Puritutu Rock, New Plymouth, New Zealand

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"Look Straight At The Camera Hooman! Let Me Hold Your Head For You!" 🤣 - 🔵@maestro320 s Notes: This hilarious selfie video with an Australian Fur Seal was filmed on location in Australia courtesy of Gifted Professional Underwater Wildlife Photographer and Filmmaker, Marine Scientist and Good Mate, The Great Alex Kydd @alexkyddphoto Trying to photograph wildlife and it decides to play with you instead 😂! One of the best underwater experiences yet @turquoisesafaris Shooting for @tauchenmagazin • Arctocephalus forsteri, the Australasian fur seal, South Australian fur seal, New Zealand fur seal, Antipodean fur seal, or long-nosed fur seal, is a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand. The name New Zealand fur seal is used by English speakers in New Zealand; kekeno is used in the Māori language. As of 2014, the common name long-nosed fur seal has been proposed for the population of seals inhabiting Australia. Before the arrival of humans, the seals bred around all of New Zealand. Hunting by the first New Zealand settlers, the Maori, reduced their range. Commercial hunting from shortly after the European discovery of New Zealand in the 18th century until the late 19th century reduced the population near to extinction. Today, destructive and profit oriented commercial fisheries are one of the main sources of death of New Zealand fur seals usually by entanglement and drowning.Monitoring of these pinnipeds in the Kaikoura region found that entanglements with green trawl nets and plastic strapping tape were the most common. A little less than half of the individuals were successfully released with good chances of survival even after significant entanglement wounds. It has been estimated by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society that over 10,000 seals could have drowned in nets between 1989 and 1998. They are also known to have been shot by commercial and recreational fishermen, because they are assumed to interfere with fishing gear. How often these shootings occur is unknown, but pressure groups have stated that the conflict between the seals and commercial fisheries is expected to increase. (Continued below @maestro320 ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9SNNLbBa31/?igshid=q3qnt190qm1n