Cape Fur Seal
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| Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) |
The Cape Fur Seal (also known as the South African Fur Seal) and the Australian Fur Seal are two subspecies of the Arctocephalus pusillus species of fur seal.
The Cape Fur Seal (A. p. pusillus) is found along the coast of Namibia and along the west coast of South Africa. The Australian Fur Seal (A. p. doriferus) breed on nine islands in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and Victoria.
References
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