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MammalMAP:   265
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3423AA
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2010-04-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This male seal was hunting fish (successfully) around 7.5km from the estuary mouth. A noisy gang of Cape Gulls were feeding on left-over fish scraps. I had not realised that seals foraged so far from the open sea.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   200690
Species name:   Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
Common name:  
Family:   Otariidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   South African Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-265
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 265 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-10 08:46:48
Species name:   Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
Species code:   200690
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-11 19:07:40
Species name:   Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
Species code:   200690

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