Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella
Mammalia
ENDANGERED
Stats
- Lifespan
- 15-25 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Social
- Colony
- Biome
- Polar ocean
- Range
- Southern Ocean
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Endangered
About
The Antarctic Fur Seal is a medium-sized pinniped found in the Subantarctic islands and the surrounding waters. It is the only species in its genus and is named after the German vessel SMS Gazelle, which was the first to collect specimens from the Kerguelen Islands.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Otariidae
- Genus
- Arctocephalus
- Species
- Arctocephalus gazella