The South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis, breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, from the Paracas Peninsula of southern Peru around Cape Horn and north to southern Brazil. It has a dark grey or brown coat, males compete for territory and females, and the breeding season runs from October to December. The seals are nocturnal hunters that eat mainly demersal and pelagic fish such as anchovies, weakfish and cutlassfish, often in groups, and are preyed on by sharks and orcas. They have been hunted for fur, oil and leather for thousands of years, and the total population is put at 300,000 to 450,000.
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Arctocephalus australis (Animal Diversity Web)
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The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
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The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
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The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
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The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
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Source South American fur seal (Wikipedia)Article text, rangeQuote, Article text, range
The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
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Source South American fur seal (Wikipedia)Article text, rangeQuote, Article text, range
The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
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1. South American fur seal (Wikipedia)
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found on neotropical ocean coasts from the Paracas Peninsula of southern Peru, around Cape Horn on the Pacific coast, and northward to southern Brazil on the Atlantic coast
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South American fur seals are nocturnal carnivorous hunters that primarily eat a variety of demersal and pelagic fish
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South American fur seals are nocturnal carnivorous hunters
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The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Conservation status, cons
South American fur seals are of least concern on the IUCN Red List.
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the species has been targeted by hunters for their fur, oil, and leather for thousands of years
Article text, range
The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Behaviour
South American fur seals are nocturnal, carnivorous hunters
Conservation
Populations are affected by hunting and environmental stressors.
Child Taxon Of: Arctocephalus, Lead, tax
The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
In Biome: Marine, Article text, biome
found on neotropical ocean coasts from the Paracas Peninsula of southern Peru, around Cape Horn on the Pacific coast, and northward to southern Brazil on the Atlantic coast
In Group: Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus), Article text, grp
The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Arctocephalus australis (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPhysical Description, range mass
60 to 200 kg
Conservation status
the population is healthy and growing
Child Taxon Of: Otariidae, Scientific Classification
Family Otariidae fur seals and sea lions
View the Source 3. SeaLifeBase: Arctocephalus australis
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Appendix II: International trade monitored
4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Arctocephalus australis
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolMaximum longevityQuote, Maximum longevity
One wild born female was about 30.6 years old when she died in captivity
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