Southern+Fur+Seal

Animal: Animal Group: Family: Description of animal group || Seal //Arctocephalus gazella// southern fur seal antarctic fur seal Otarid 'eared seal' - mammal seal warm blooded, live birth || Observation Describe your animal (Colour, size, body parts) ||   Males are usually bigger than females. Antarctic fur seals grow 2 m (6.5 ft) long and weigh 91 kg (200 lb) to 209 kg (460 lb)[2]. Males live for about 15 years and females up to 25. fur seals have a short and broad snout. Adult males are a dark brown color. Females and young seals tend to be grey with a lighter belly. Colour patterns are highly variable. Pups are dark brown, nearly black at birth. About one in 1000 Antarctic fur seals are pale 'blonde' variants. || Describe how your animal behaves (moves, flies, runs) || the seal uses its front flippers to walk and the tail to swim The fur seal can dive up to 100m metre's for 2-5 minutes but generally to 30m the bull's [the male] fur seal can be very teritorial. || Where it lives || while often living on the antarctic shoes near rocks they also hunt in the water. and on sub-antarctic islands || What it eats How it eats || The usual food supply is and each Antarctic Fur seal eats about a ton of krill each year. they also eat squid, & fish || How does it have babies? How does it care for its babies? How long do they live? || during the mating season the male lets of a musk attracting females. the will simply fight to the death to get a female. breeding season is from november to january. the babies are looked after by the dad while the mum goes and collects food. mature male-7 female-4 || What does it do during the day and night? || during the day it hunts eats breeds and fights || How has it changed over time in Antarctica? || has been affected by global warming ||Antarctic fur seals were nearly driven to extinction during the 18th and 19th centuries when they were hunted for their fur. since then it has increased in numbers and is now over poulated Type in the content of your page here.
 * __**Classification**__
 * source 1: || http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_fur_seal ||
 * Source 2: || kidcyber.com.au/topics/antfurseal.htm ||
 * __**Description**__
 * Source :http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife ||  ||
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 * Source 1:http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/seals/fur.shtm ||  ||
 * Source 2:http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=265 ||  ||
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 * Source 1:http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/seals/fur.shtmherdisland.aq ||
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 * Source 1:http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/seals/fur.shtm ||  ||
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 * Source 1:http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/seals/fur.shtm ||  ||
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 * **Threats:** || orcas killer whale global warming leopard seal ||
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