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
Guia da espécie
O que saber sobre fur seals
Um guia de campo claro focado em habitat, identificação, comportamento e conservação sem esconder as partes úteis.
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.
As opções vinculadas de planejamento mais fortes aparecem agora em destinos como Cidade do Cabo, Baía das Ilhas, Jervis Bay e países como Austrália, África do Sul, Nova Zelândia para mergulhadores planejando viagens em torno de fur seals.
Identificação
Como identificar fur seals
Os marcadores visuais que mergulhadores podem usar debaixo d'água, além das espécies mais propensas a causar confusão.
