New Zealand fur seal
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand fur seal canonical | 13 |
| New Zealand fur seals | 6 |
| Arctocephalus forsteri | 2 |
| Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus | 1 |
| New Zealand fur seals (nearby coast) | 1 |
| Subantarctic fur seal | 1 |
| long-nosed fur seal | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fur seal
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ pinniped ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
New Zealand fur seal
self-link
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New Zealand fur seal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
long-nosed fur seal
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | recovering from historical exploitation ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
marine predator
ⓘ
part of coastal marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae ⓘ |
| femaleLength | around 1.5 metres ⓘ |
| femaleWeight | around 30 to 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
dives to feed
ⓘ
forages offshore ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Tasman Sea
ⓘ
coastal waters of New Zealand ⓘ coastal waters of South Australia ⓘ coastal waters of Western Australia ⓘ subantarctic islands of New Zealand ⓘ |
| genus | Arctocephalus ⓘ |
| habitat |
offshore islands
ⓘ
rocky coasts ⓘ subantarctic shores ⓘ |
| hasBodyFeature |
external ear flaps
ⓘ
hind flippers that can rotate under the body ⓘ long whiskers ⓘ pointed snout ⓘ thick fur ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
hunted for fur
ⓘ
hunted for oil ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
protected marine species in New Zealand
ⓘ
protected under Australian law ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 15 years in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion |
swims with fore flippers
ⓘ
walks on land using all four flippers ⓘ |
| maleLength | up to about 2.5 metres ⓘ |
| maleWeight | up to about 185 kilograms ⓘ |
| movementPattern | coastal and offshore movements ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
New Zealand
ⓘ
southern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
large sharks
ⓘ
orcas ⓘ sharks ⓘ |
| protectedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ |
| reproduction |
breeds in colonies on land
ⓘ
gives birth to a single pup ⓘ |
| scientificName |
New Zealand fur seal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctocephalus forsteri
|
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms breeding colonies
ⓘ
gregarious during breeding season ⓘ |
| swimmingAbility | agile swimmer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
historical commercial sealing ⓘ human disturbance at colonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus forsteri
this entity surface form:
long-nosed fur seal
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus forsteri
this entity surface form:
Subantarctic fur seal
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals (nearby coast)
this entity surface form:
New Zealand fur seals