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Antarctic fur seals, also called Arctocephalus gazella
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Richard Gray 2011
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The native mammalian fauna includes six species: Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapogoensis (VU), Galápagos sea lion Zalophus californianus wollebacki (VU), rice rat Oryzomys galapagoensis (VU) on Santa Fé, and on Fernandina, a rice rat Nesoryzomys indefessus (VU), hairytailed bat Lasiurus brachyotis and hoary bat L. cinereus.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii); southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina); and southern fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella).
Antarctic Peninsula 2009
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The Antarctic fur seal (scientific name: Arctocephalus gazella) is one of 16 species of marine mammals in the family of Eared Seals which include sea lions and fur seals.
Antarctic fur seal 2009
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Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875) Encyclopedia of Life (accessed April 3, 2009)
Antarctic fur seal 2009
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The endemic Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii, VU) breeds on the Juan Fernández islands.
Biological diversity in the Chilean winter rainfall-valdivian forests 2009
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The endemic subspecies Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki) and species Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galagapoensis) most likely arrived by swimming to the islands.
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Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis (200,000 individuals and increasing), and southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina (about 100 individuals) are the only two native breeding mammals.
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The two marine mammals found on land are the subantarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis and southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina.
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The Galapagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensisi and Galapagos sea lions Zalophus californianus wollebaeki stray into the surrounding waters.
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