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Some facts about the
Northern fur seal
Adult weight : 165.5 kg (364.1 lbs)
Female maturity :1095 days
Male maturity : 2007 days
Gestation : 240 days
Weaning : 107 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 5.281 kg (11.6182 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 12.925 kg (28.435 lbs)
Northern fur seal
Order : Carnivora
Family : Otariidae
Species : Callorhinus ursinus
The Northern fur seal is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the northern fur seal
A young / baby of a northern fur seal is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A northern fur seal group is called a 'pod, colony, crash, flock, harem, bob, herd, rookery, team or hurd'.Habitats
Estuaries, Marine Intertidal, Marine Neritic, Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and / or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits and Etc
Facts about the northern fur seal
(The Northern Fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, is also found off the coast of B.
seals (Callorhinus ursinus) is examined through the analysis of faecal material collected during the summer breeding
The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is considered depleted under the MMPA.
The Northern Fur Seal is just one cool seal.
Other Remarks Callorhinus ursinus is the Alaska Fur Seal. (Full text)
Northern Fur Sea Callorhinus ursinus is almost entirely restricted to oceanic waters in Monterey Bay and offshore, and almost never seen near land. (Full text)
Northern fur seals are famous for the dense fur that that covers all but their flippers. (Full text)
How many Northern fur seals are there? (Full text)
This Entangled Northern Fur seal is About to be Rescued (Full text)
Northern Fur Seal is Entangled in Net (Full text)
Exploitation The Northern fur seal is harvested under the regulations of the North Pacific (Full text)
Feeding Northern fur seals are opportunistic feeders: they usually take the most (Full text)
Northern Fur Seal The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is a member of the family Otariidae, or eared seals. (Full text)
Northern fur seals are found on both sides of the Pacific Ocean from about 32° north to the central Bering Sea. (Full text)
Distribution The northern fur seal is found throughout the North Pacific Ocean. (Full text)
Diet: Northern Fur Seals are carnivores (meat-eaters) that hunt at night (they are primarily nocturnal). (Full text)
Printouts The Northern Fur Seal is an eared seal that lives in cool northern waters in the Pacific Ocean (above 32°North latitude). (Full text)
The most common of Fur Seals, Northern Fur Seal is the happiest in the open ocean. (Full text)
The Juneau Empire Online Marine researchers are trying to learn why northern fur seals are declining in the Pribilof Islands and increasing on a tiny volcanic island north of Unalaska that didn't exist in its present form a century ago. (Full text)
The Northern Fur Seal (callorhinus ursinus) is a member of the family of eared seals, or Otariidae. (Full text)
Northern fur seals are found about 32* north to the central Bering Sea. (Full text)
Scientific Name:Callorhinus ursinus The Northern Fur Seal is a member of the family Otariidae, or eared seals. (Full text)
Northern fur seals are lovers of the open sea. (Full text)
Today, northern fur seals are primarily native to Alaska and Siberia and are rarely seen on the Central Coast of California. (Full text)
The Northern Fur Seal is from the order Carnivora. (Full text)
The Northern Fur Seal is the most common of the fur seals and is closely related to the seal lion. (Full text)
1. Callorhinus, genus Callorhinus -- (fur seals)Callorhinus
genus Callorhinus
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