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	Fur seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the fur seals, like their close relatives the sea lions, retain some ability to walk on land as their hind limbs can be brought forward under the body to bear the animal's weight, and retain small but visible external ears.
		The fur seals and the sea lions as a group make up the family Otariidae, and are called eared seals or walking seals to distinguish them from the earless true seals of the family Phocidae.
		Cape Fur Seal or Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fur_seal (170 words)

	Factsheets: Australian Fur Seal
		The Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus is the largest of all the fur seals, weighing around 200 - 300kg.
		The Australian Fur seal has a relatively restricted distribution around the islands of Bass Strait, parts of Tasmania and southern Victoria.
		As it is closely related to the South African Fur Seal, its populations worldwide are reasonable secure although it is occasionally commercially hunted in South Africa.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/fur_seal.htm (467 words)

	The Australia Fur Seal
		Being the largest of the fur seals they can eventually reach a weight of 360 kg for the males and 110 kg for the females, with the pups being 5 - 12 kg (for males) and 4 - 10 kg (for females) at birth.
		The Australian fur seal is commonly seen in south eastern Australian waters, from Seal Rocks in New South Wales down to Tasmania.
		They differ from the New Zealand fur seal (which is also found in Australian waters) in that its breeding habitat is on exposed rocky shores (the New Zealand fur seal prefers sheltered boulder beaches), although both the Australian fur seal and the New Zealand fur seal can be found in colonies at Montague Island.
	www.abyss.com.au /seals.html (425 words)

	SCS: South African / Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)
		The Australian fur seal population is believed to be derived from the South African fur seal population.
		Australian fur seals are attracted to fish in static and, less commonly, trawl fishing nets and many are drowned in nets and traps or shot by fishermen and fish farmers.
		Increased disturbance and increased pollution of Australian fur seal habitat with pesticides and heavy metals are additional threats to the population.
	www.pinnipeds.org /species/saausfur.htm (2120 words)

	Tasmanian Wildlife - Seals
		Fur seals have a well developed coat made up of long, coarse guard hairs overlying a thick, woolly underfur that traps a layer of air and insulates the animal.
		Seals are shot by fishermen, and caught and killed as 'accidental by-catch' in fisheries operations such as trawling and gill netting, while the ingestion of waste oil and other liquid pollutants poses a further threat to seals.
		Seals do not 'strand' in the true sense of the word as they are adapted to spending some time on land and are quite capable of movement on land.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/seals.html (1592 words)

	Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) - seen on Southern Africa Safari, July 1999
		Australian: Breeding colonies for the Australian fur seal are restricted to nine islands in Victoria and Tasmania, all in the Bass Strait, and there is a total population estimate of 30,000-50,000.
		The 1998 quota was for 35,000 fur seal pups and 5,000 adult males to be killed between August and November, a total increase on the 1997 quota of 10,000 seals.
		Fur seals are attracted to fish in static and, less commonly, trawl fishing nets and many are drowned in nets and traps or shot by fishermen and fish farmers.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~neils/africa/seal.htm (1698 words)

	Tasmanian Wildlife - Seals - Australian fur seal
		The Australian fur seal is found from the coast of NSW, down around Tasmania to Victoria and South Australia.
		Australian fur seals breed on five rocky Bass Strait islands, but because seals only come ashore to rest and breed, it is impossible to know exactly how many there are.
		Seal mortality also occurs as a result of human activities such as deliberate persecution through shooting, fisheries bycatch and entanglement in plastic, non- biodegradable materials.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/ausfseal.html (549 words)

	Taxonomy Order
		The Cape fur seal inhabits the coasts of South Africa and Namibia.
		Australian fur seals are not harvested commercially and their territories are protected by State Law in Tasmanian and Victorian waters.
		Like the Cape fur seal, the Australian fur seal is considered a competitor by local fishermen and a significant number of them are killed each year in fishing traps and nets, and shot by fishermen.
	www.imma.org /pinnipeds/capefs.htm (439 words)

	Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Australian Fur Seal
		The Australian Fur Seal has what is referred to as 'delayed implantation', which means the fertilised egg remains dormant for some time before implanting and resuming development.
		Fur seals differ from other seals (true seals) because they have external ears and the ability to use all four limbs to move across land.
		During the 1800s the Australian Fur Seal was heavily hunted for its coat and the population dropped from several hundred thousand to only 20,000.
	faunanet.gov.au /wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=312 (318 words)

	Fur-seal shot at Tathra Beach
		The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is appealing to the public for information relating to the shooting of an adult male fur seal found dead at a beach on the Far South Coast over the weekend.
		The seal, a two metre long fully grown Australian Fur-seal, was discovered by NPWS ranger staff with a bullet wound in the chest after being washed up on Tathra Beach.
		Mr Dovey said that in recent years the Australian Fur-seal population has only just started to show signs of recovering from the decades of slaughter that occurred when they were harvested commercially between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
	nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/Furseal+shot+at+Tathra+Beach (317 words)

	Australian Fur Seal
		The largest of the fur seals is the impressive Australian Fur Seal that resides between Victoria and Tasmania in Bass Strait.
		Australian fur seals come to rocky shores to mate and give birth at one of nine sites in the Bass Strait.
		The female seals are pretty much in a constant state of pregnancy all their lives until the die around the age of 21.
	www.australianfauna.com /furseal.php (439 words)

	New Photographs in the Marine Themes database.
		Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) in breeding colony with competing males among pup crech and females.
		Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) pup newly born with attached umbilical cord.
		Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) descending steep granite slope.
	www.marinethemes.com /WhatsNew.html (1128 words)

	DoAustralia - Fauna: Australian fur seals
		Australian Fur Seal females are smaller and lighter than their male counterparts, weighing up to 100 kg and are approximately 1.7 metres in length.
		Australian Fur Seals are found mainly in Bass Strait between Victoria and Tasmania and small patches off the coast of New South Wales and South Australia Breeding now occurs at only 9 sites, all in Bass Strait.
		Australian Fur Seals dive deep in Bass Strait to feed on small squids octopuses, fishes crustations and rock lobsters Their preferred prey are squid and small fish, such as schools of pilchards or mackerel
	www.doaustralia.com /Fauna/FurSeal.htm (527 words)

	DPIW - Australian Fur Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Australian fur seals breed on nine rocky Bass Strait islands, but because seals only come ashore to rest and breed, it is impossible to know exactly how many there are.
		Pup mortality for most fur seal species is between 3 to 30%, however, storm induced mortality can be as high as 70% for this species.
		Seal mortality also occurs as a result of human activities such as deliberate persecution through shooting, fisheries bycatch and entanglement in plastic, non-biodegradable materials.
	www.dpiw.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53K77E?open (645 words)

	DPIWE - Sub-antarctic Fur Seal
		This species is difficult to distinguish from the Australian and New Zealand fur seals that breed in Tasmanian waters.
		On Macquarie Island the total population of sub-antarctic fur seals is estimated to be 90 to 110.
		Studies of the sub-antarctic fur seal on Macquarie Island reveal that this species forages mostly at night and dives mostly at shallow depths.
	www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53K4EK?open (240 words)

	Cape Fur Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cape Fur Seal (also known as the South African Fur Seal) and the Australian Fur Seal are two subspecies of the Arctocephalus pusillus species of fur seal.
		The Cape Fur Seal is an inquisitive and friendly animal when in the water and will often accompany SCUBA divers.
		On land they are far less relaxed and tend to panic when people come near them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Fur_Seal (192 words)

	AUSTRALIAN SEALIFE, ANEMONEFISH, ARCHERFISH, AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL, AUSTRALIAN SEA LION, BARRAMUNDI, BLUE SPOTTED RAY, ...
		Australian Fur Seals live along the southern coastline of Australia, and due to the fact that they have ears belong to the Otariidae family.
		Australian Sea Lions are only found along the Southern and south western coastline of Australia.
		Seals are able to insulate their body well, by either their fatty blubber or their dual layer of fur.
	www.australianexplorer.com /australian_sealife.htm (3173 words)

	Arctocephalus pusillus, South African/Australian Fur Seal at MarineBio.org
		The South African/Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, is found along the coast of Namibia on the African continent and along the western and southern coasts of South Africa.
		South African fur seals have been known to dive to over 400 m; Australian fur seals are known to dive to over 200 m.
		South African fur seals are preyed on by sharks and Orca (Killer whales).
	www.marinebio.com /species.asp?id=266 (1010 words)

	AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS -Australian Fur Seal
		The Australian Fur Seal uses their large front flippers to propel them through the water and their back flippers to steer them when they are swimming or diving.
		Seals are adapted for deep diving and can dive up to around 120 metres.
		Seals have large eyes to help them see their prey in the dark water and long whiskers which can detect the movement of nearby fish.
	www.ozcity.faithweb.com /seal.html (173 words)

	Discover Tasmania - fauna - australian fur seal
		Australian fur seals are found on rocky islands and exposed reefs around Tasmania, especially on the north west coast.
		Scientists estimate that 5000 seal pups are born in Tasmanian waters each year, although 15 per cent die in the first two months of life.
		Australian fur seals have a dense coat consisting of woolly underfur and long, coarse outer hairs.
	www.discovertasmania.com.au /home/index.cfm?siteid=596 (347 words)

	DPIWE - New Zealand Fur Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Australia-wide, the population is estimated to be 58,000.
		It is very difficult to tell the difference between the Australian fur seal and the New Zealand fur seal.
		The New Zealand fur seal is slightly smaller than the Australian fur seal and are best distinguished from this species by their much darker colouration.
	www.dpiw.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53K7C8?open (317 words)

	Fur Seal
		The Fur seal is a very social animal that likes to hang out in large groups.
		A Fur seal can live for over 20 years.
		Hunted allmost to extinction the Fur seal is now making a comeback in many areas.
	www.cat1234.com /id180.htm (63 words)

	Australian Native Wildlife Gallery: Fur Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Australian Fur Seal is largely confined to Bass Strait.
		Male Fur Seals are much larger and bulkier than their female counterparts.
		Aggressive displays take places on land as the male fur seals become intensely territorial when breeding.
	www.abchsn.com /aus_wildlife/fur_seal.html (204 words)

	ANIMAL Teachers: Warm-Blooded Ones: South African!Australian Fur Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		South African Fur Seal and Australian Fur Seal are essentially the same except for a few slight cranial differences.
		Scientists believe that the South African Fur Seal is the parent stock of the Australian Fur Seal.
		The largest of all Fur Seals, He engages in fierce battles for territory on the shore.
	www.funkman.org /animal/mammal/saauzfurseal.html (271 words)

	Australian Fur Seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Australian Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus is very big for a fur seal.
		The Australian Fur Seal eats just about any fish it can catch, squid and octopus.
		The Australian Fur Seal is starting to make a comeback, but it still has a long way to go to get back to it's historic numbers.
	hippozippo.com /id206.htm (78 words)

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		Northern elephant seal colony and males battling ?
		Cape Fur Seal breeding colony South Africa ?
		Cape Fur Seal Cape Cross Namibia Africa ?
	www.photographersdirect.com /stockimages/A275S.asp (401 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #5312844 - Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in the Australian fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
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		Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in the Australian fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5312844 (130 words)

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