Cape fur seal
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The Cape fur seal is a large, social marine mammal native to the coasts of southern Africa and Namibia, known for forming dense breeding colonies on rocky shores and beaches.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape fur seal canonical | 5 |
| Arctocephalus pusillus | 2 |
| Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3990268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape fur seal Context triple: [Skeleton Coast, hasWildlife, Cape fur seal]
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A.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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B.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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C.
Juan Fernández fur seal
The Juan Fernández fur seal is a marine mammal of the eared seal family native to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, once hunted to near extinction but now recovered under protection.
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D.
Guadalupe fur seals
Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
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E.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape fur seal Target entity description: The Cape fur seal is a large, social marine mammal native to the coasts of southern Africa and Namibia, known for forming dense breeding colonies on rocky shores and beaches.
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A.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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B.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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C.
Juan Fernández fur seal
The Juan Fernández fur seal is a marine mammal of the eared seal family native to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, once hunted to near extinction but now recovered under protection.
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D.
Guadalupe fur seals
Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
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E.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fur seal
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species of mammal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
large flippers for propulsion and maneuvering
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streamlined body for swimming ⓘ |
| averageFemaleLength | about 1.8 metres ⓘ |
| averageFemaleWeight | up to about 120 kilograms ⓘ |
| averageMaleLength | about 2.3 metres ⓘ |
| averageMaleWeight | up to about 300 kilograms ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Cape fur seal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Arctocephalus pusillus
|
| breedingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
| breedingSite | land ⓘ |
| clade | Pinnipedia ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coat | dense fur undercoat with guard hairs ⓘ |
| color | dark brown to grayish ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cape fur seal
self-link
ⓘ
South African fur seal ⓘ brown fur seal ⓘ |
| describedBy | Schreber ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | pursuit predator ⓘ |
| forms | dense breeding colonies ⓘ |
| genus | Arctocephalus ⓘ |
| habitat |
offshore islands
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 20–25 years in the wild ⓘ |
| lifestyle | marine ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Angola
ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
south‑west coast of Africa ⓘ |
| notableColony |
Cape Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Cross, Namibia
Seal Island, False Bay ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| range |
Benguela Current
ⓘ
surface form:
Benguela Current region
|
| reproduction | polygynous breeding system ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly social ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
conflict with fisheries
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entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ human disturbance at colonies ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1776 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape fur seal Description of subject: The Cape fur seal is a large, social marine mammal native to the coasts of southern Africa and Namibia, known for forming dense breeding colonies on rocky shores and beaches.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus pusillus
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus pusillus