Guadalupe fur seal

Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) The Guadalupe Fur Seal The Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) belongs to the Otariidae family, which consists of fur seals and sea lions.

Guadalupe Fur Seal ( Arctocephalus townsendi ) Guadalupe Fur Seals photographed on Guadalupe Island. The male (on the left) is much larger than the two females in this photo, and you can see the difference in girth about the chest and shoulders.

The history of the Guadalupe fur seal during the past century is well documented. The seals were nearly extinguished by hunters seeking their dense, luxurious underfur in the 1800s.

Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal) The Guadalupe fur seal was once considered extinct, after being decimated by poaching for its dense, luxurious underfur. Remarkably, the... More 12 Images 1 Video ...

There are eight species of southern fur seals, all smaller than their northern relative. They include the Guadalupe fur seal of Baja California, the South African fur seal, the South American fur seal, and the Australian fur seal.

South American Fur Seal (A. australis) Â- Australasian Fur Seal (A. forsteri) Â- Galápagos Fur Seal (A. galapagoensis) Â- Antarctic Fur Seal (A. gazella) Â- Juan Fernández Fur Seal (A. philippii) Â- Brown Fur Seal (A. pusillus) Â- Guadalupe Fur Seal ...

See also: Sea Lion, Lion, California sea lion, Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monk Seal