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New Zealand fur seals

Arctocephalus forsteri

Description:

On my way from Picton to Kaikoura I stumbled upon a sealion population. These groups are well-known among the tourists and certainly worthwhile to visit.

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86 Comments (1–25)

Antoine Verfaille
Antoine Verfaille 10 years ago

They really are adorable and after a while you even forget the smell ;)

HazelMarley
HazelMarley 10 years ago

Adorable

Antoine Verfaille
Antoine Verfaille 10 years ago

Thank you Blaise, it was a great experience sitting right next to them.

blaise
blaise 10 years ago

woah those are adorable

Antoine Verfaille
Antoine Verfaille 10 years ago

Thank you Sanmiggums, Mona and Stefania!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Whoa... Very cute ... :) Thank you for sharing Antoine.. Very nice series..

sanmiggums
sanmiggums 10 years ago

So cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

You'r welcome Cari.

CariRitzenthaler
CariRitzenthaler 11 years ago

I'll remember that! Thank you!

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

Thank you Ca!
@Cari: If you ever have the chance of getting in between sea lions, stay calm and take your time. They are very curious, so after a while they will come to check you out and maybe some cub will sit right next to you! ;)

CariRitzenthaler
CariRitzenthaler 11 years ago

That's awesome! An amazing opportunity!

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

He really was! And very curious. At the end he, and a few other small seals were sitting right next to me.

CariRitzenthaler
CariRitzenthaler 11 years ago

That baby is freaking adorable!

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

Thank you Twan and Super!

SupermagnaRider
SupermagnaRider 11 years ago

Very Nice!

Twan
Twan 11 years ago

Cute!

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

It sure is. Thank you Reza!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Adorable !

FoTony
FoTony 11 years ago

Thank you Nicole and Cecil!

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Thanks Vishu!

Vishu
Vishu 12 years ago

very nice!

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Thank you Amber!

Amber Burns
Amber Burns 12 years ago

So cute!!!!!! ;)

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Indeed they are! Thank you.

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Actually you could if you would go to the islands. But these are much cuter.

Antoine Verfaille
Spotted by
Antoine Verfaille

Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 11, 2010
Submitted on Jan 1, 2012

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