Australian fur seals
E558688
Australian fur seals are large, social marine mammals native to southern Australian waters, known for their dense fur, agility in the water, and breeding colonies on rocky islands and coastal areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian fur seals canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivoran
ⓘ
fur seal ⓘ |
| bodyLength |
adult female about 1.2–1.8 metres
ⓘ
adult male about 2–2.3 metres ⓘ |
| bodyMass |
adult female about 50–120 kilograms
ⓘ
adult male up to about 360 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
offshore reefs
ⓘ
remote coastal headlands ⓘ rocky islands ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Australia ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatCharacteristic |
coarse guard hairs
ⓘ
dense underfur ⓘ |
| commonName |
Australasian fur seal
ⓘ
Australian fur seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ octopus ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
dives to feed
ⓘ
pursuit predator ⓘ |
| groupBehavior |
forms large breeding colonies
ⓘ
hauls out in groups ⓘ |
| historicalThreat | commercial sealing ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalProtection | protected in Australian waters ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 20–25 years in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion |
agile swimmer
ⓘ
uses foreflippers for propulsion ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bass Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasmanian coastal waters ⓘ southeastern Indian Ocean ⓘ southern Australian waters ⓘ southwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentSpecies | Arctocephalus pusillus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predator |
great white shark
ⓘ
killer whale ⓘ |
| primaryColor | dark brown to gray-brown ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single pup per year ⓘ |
| scientificName | Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
excellent underwater vision
ⓘ
good hearing in air and water ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males much larger than females ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly social ⓘ |
| subspeciesOf | brown fur seal ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
disturbance at breeding colonies
ⓘ
entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.