WA Mammals 08. New Zealand Fur Seal to Crab-eater Seal
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New Zealand Fur Seal (photograph) |
Arctocephalus forsteri |
| Locally common. Seen at Cape Naturaliste, Albany, Two People's Bay, Esperance, Eyre Bird Observatory. | |
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Sub-antarctic Fur Seal |
Arctocephalus tropicalis |
| Vagrant along south coast and as far north as Kalbarri. One seen on Cheyne Beach in late September 2003. | |
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Australian Sea-lion (photographs) |
Neophoca cinerea |
| Locally common. Seen on the Abrolhos Islands, Little Island at Hillarys, Shoalwater Bay, Albany, Esperance. | |
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Leopard Seal |
Hydrurga leptonyx |
| Uncommon visitor to south and west coasts. | |
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Southern Elephant Seal |
Mirounga leonina |
| Vagrant to south coast. | |
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Crab-eater Seal |
Lobodon carcinophagus |
| Vagrant to south coast and as far north as Perth. | |
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