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New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Notes:

This (smallish) guy was sunbathing by himself. According to Wikipedia the Red Rocks colonies are male-only: "Male-only colonies are also located on the Cook Strait coast of the North Island near Wellington [...]"

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6 Comments

kerrydonovanbrown
kerrydonovanbrown 11 years ago

Thanks Jill. :-)

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

Great series. Love the ferry in the background just adds to the scene

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely series of pictures!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate shots

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

You can tell they are New Zealand fur seals by their theck eccints. :)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely series!

kerrydonovanbrown
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kerrydonovanbrown

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 21, 2012
Submitted on Jan 21, 2012

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