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New Zealand fur seal facts for kids

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New Zealand fur seal
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Arctocephalus
Species:
forsteri
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Distribution of the New Zealand fur seal

The New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) is a type of fur seal mostly found around southern Australia and New Zealand. They are also called the Australasian fur seal, South Australian fur seal, Antipodean fur seal, or long-nosed fur seal.

Images for kids

  • New Zealand Fur seal.FZ200 (14502532505)

    Arctocephalus forsteri near Kaikoura, New Zealand

  • Seals napier

    Public notice, Napier, New Zealand

  • Arctocephalus forsteri LC0255

    South Island, New Zealand

  • Squinting seal

    coming ashore below Taiaroa Head, near Dunedin, New Zealand

  • Seal Cubs-Palliser Bay-20070331

    pups at Palliser Bay, New Zealand

  • Castlepoint Fur Seal

    at Castlepoint, New Zealand

See also

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