The New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri, also called the Australasian, Antipodean or long-nosed fur seal and kekeno in Maori, is found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand, from southwestern Western Australia to just east of Kangaroo Island, in southern Tasmania and on Macquarie Island. It dives deeper and longer than any other fur seal, with females reaching about 312 m and males about 380 m. The diet includes cephalopods, fish and birds, with octopus and arrow squid prominent in New Zealand. Hunting by Maori and later Europeans reduced it to near extinction, and commercial fisheries are now a main cause of death through entanglement and drowning.
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Arctocephalus forsteri (Animal Diversity Web)
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Source Arctocephalus forsteri (Wikipedia)Article text, rangeQuote, Article text, range
is a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Arctocephalus forsteri (Wikipedia)Article text, rangeQuote, Article text, range
is a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand
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1. Arctocephalus forsteri (Wikipedia)
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It is found in the coastal waters and on the offshore islands of southern Australia
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Their diet includes cephalopods, fish, and birds.
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is a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand
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hunting reduced the population to near-extinction
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Today, commercial fisheries are one of the main causes of death in New Zealand fur seals, usually by entanglement and drowning.
Article text, range
is a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand
Child Taxon Of: Arctocephalus, Lead, tax
Arctocephalus forsteri (common names include
In Biome: Marine, Article text, biome
It is found in the coastal waters and on the offshore islands of southern Australia
In Group: Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus), Article text, grp
is a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Arctocephalus forsteri (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPhysical Description, range mass
30 to 250 kg
Key behaviors
diurnal
Conservation Status
Since conservation efforts went into effect, seal population numbers have been on the rise.
Child Taxon Of: Otariidae, Classification
(Carnivora: Otariidae) From the Southern Hemisphere.
View the Source 3. SeaLifeBase: Arctocephalus forsteri
SeaLifeBaseIUCN Red List Status
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 November 2014
CITES status
Appendix II: International trade monitored
View the Source 4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Arctocephalus forsteri
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolMaximum longevityQuote, Maximum longevity
one specimen was about 23.1 years old when it died in captivity
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