External ears (pinnae)
Fur seals have visible external ears, a trait shared with sea lions and distinguishing them from true seals.
Fur Seal
Fur seals are pinnipeds with dense underfur, external ears, and long foreflippers, comprising nine species primarily in the Southern Hemisphere and one in the North Pacific.
ArctocephalinaeNorthern fur seal
Guide d'espèce
Ce qu'il faut savoir sur fur seals
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Fur seals are nine species of pinnipeds in the subfamily Arctocephalinae (family Otariidae). They share external ears (pinnae), relatively long muscular foreflippers, and the ability to walk on all fours—traits they have in common with sea lions. Fur seals are marked by dense underfur, which was the primary reason they were hunted commercially. Eight species belong to the genus Arctocephalus and are found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere; a ninth, the Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), belongs to a different genus and inhabits the North Pacific. All fur seals are more closely related to sea lions than to true seals.
Commonly cited pressures include Commercial hunting.
Les options de planification liées les plus fortes ressortent actuellement autour de destinations comme Cape Town, Bay of Islands, Jervis Bay et de pays comme Australie, Afrique du Sud, Nouvelle-Zélande pour les plongeurs qui planifient autour de fur seals.
Identification
Comment identifier fur seals
Les marqueurs visuels que les plongeurs peuvent utiliser sous l'eau, ainsi que les espèces les plus susceptibles de prêter à confusion.
