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Bookmark or Share- Northern fur seal - WikipediaThe northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.It is the largest member of the fur seal subfamily (Arctocephalinae) and the only living species in the genus Callorhinus. [3]A single fossil species, Callorhinus gilmorei, is known from the Pliocene of Japan and western North America.
- Fur Seal - A-Z AnimalsFur seals are a species of pinnipeds that belong to the family Otariidae and are in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. They are considered more closely related to sea lions than true seals and share many of the same characteristics, like external ears, the ability to walk on all fours and long and muscular foreflippers.
- Brown fur seal - WikipediaThe brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), also known as the Cape fur seal, and Afro-Australian fur seal, is a species of fur seal. The brown fur seal is the largest and most robust member of the fur seals. It has a large and broad head with a pointed snout that may be flat or turned up slightly. [3] .
- Fur seal - WikipediaFur seals are any of nine species of pinnipeds belonging to the subfamily Arctocephalinae in the family Otariidae. They are much more closely related to sea lions than true seals, and share with them external ears (pinnae), relatively long and muscular foreflippers, and the ability to walk on all fours.
- Northern Fur Seal - NOAA FisheriesNorthern fur seals are members of the "eared seal" family. They primarily use the open ocean for foraging and rocky beaches for resting, molting, and reproduction. Historically, northern fur seals were hunted for their fur on land and at sea.
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