New Zealand fur seal

 

New Zealand fur seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

other name: Western Australian fur seal

length: female to 1.5 m/5 ft; male to 2.5 m/8 ft

weight: female to 70 kg/160 lb; male to 185 kg/400 lb

Status: 85,000–135,000; increasing at most sites

iucn: not listed   cites: Appendix II

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