Galápagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)

Scientific Classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Otariidae
Species:Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Common:Galápagos fur seal

The Galápagos fur seal is a species of fur seal that exclusively breeds on the Galápagos Islands.

Identification

Adult Male

Male Galápagos fur seals are larger than the females.

Gallery

Galápagos fur seal
Galápagos fur seal
Rabida, Galápagos (2010)
Galápagos fur seal
Galápagos fur seal
Rabida, Galápagos (2010)

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