Of the fur seal family, eight species are considered southern fur seals, and only one is found in the Northern Hemisphere. The southern group includes Antarctic, Galapagos, Guadalupe, …

Fur seals belong to the group known as the Otarid or "eared" seals, this group contains fur seals and sea-lions that have a visible earflap. Antarctic fur seals are more accurately called …

Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875), also known as Kerguelen and southern fur seals, like other fur seals, are distinguished by the presence of external ears and their …

The genus Arctocephalus consists of the southern fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to "bear head."

Antarctic fur seals are the smallest of the south polar seals. Most Antarctic fur seals are found on and around subantarctic islands. They have thick, dense fur that helps insulate against the …

Fur seal, any of several eared seals of the family Otariidae valued for the quality of their fur. The northern fur seal is a migratory inhabitant of northern seas that is a gregarious, vocal animal …

The eight species of southern fur seals (Arctocephalus) are distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, except for a herd of Guadalupe fur seals (A. townsendi) on Guadalupe Island off …

There are eight species of southern fur seals, all smaller than their northern relative. They include the Guadalupe fur seal of Baja California, the brown fur seal of southern...

Eight of the nine fur seals species are found in the southern hemisphere. Contrary to ’true seals’, southern fur seals have external earflaps and they can turn their hind flippers forwards. They …

2009年1月1日 · Southern fur seals (genus Arctocephalus) are generally recognized as comprising eight species and four subspecies. As the name implies, they occur almost exclusively in the …