South American Fur Seal
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| Missing image Furseals1.jpg South American fur seals at Bristol Zoo Gardens, England | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arcetocephalus australis Zimmermann, 1783 |
The South American Fur Seal (Arcetocephalus australis) is a species of fur seal that breeds on the coasts of Chile and Argentina. There are currently around 250,000 South American Fur Seals.
References
- Randall R. Reeves, Brent S. Stewart, Phillip J. Clapham and James A. Powell (2002). National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0375411410.