Cape fur seals

Description:

The brown fur seal, also known as the Cape fur seal, South African fur seal and the Australian fur seal is a species of fur seal. The brown fur seal is the largest and most robust fur seal. It has a large and broad head with a pointed snout that may be flat or upturned slightly

Habitat:

All these seal were have a splendid day in the sun just off the coast of Houtbay South Africa. We did not see a great white on this day. As they are always lurking in these cold waters.

Notes:

This species is an inquisitive and friendly animal when in the water, and will often accompany SCUBA divers. They will swim around divers for periods of several minutes at a time, even at a depth of 60m. On land, they are far less relaxed and tend to panic when people come near them.