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fur seal
noun
: any of various eared seals that have a double coat with a dense soft underfur and were hunted especially formerly for their desirable pelts:
a
: a large seal (Callorhinus ursinus) of the northern Pacific Ocean having its main breeding rookery on Pribilof Island in the Bering Sea
called also northern fur seal
b
: any of a genus (Arctocephalus) of seals chiefly of the southern hemisphere
called also southern fur seal
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Seal in La Jolla marks one of SeaWorld’s first rescues of the new year
One of SeaWorld San Diego’s first rescues of 2026 was in La Jolla following reports of a malnourished fur seal pup in the area.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Evans, who has owned the pub with her partner for just a few months, said the baby fur seal was the first unruly patron she's had to evict.
—CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
After the sharks left their hangouts, populations of cape fur seal and sevengill sharks climbed.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
New Zealand fur seals can reach up to 8 feet long for males and 5 feet long for females, and they are found on the rocky shores of the country’s mainland as well as around the Chatham Islands and across larger bodies of water in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Evans, who has owned the pub with her partner for just a few months, said the baby fur seal was the first unruly patron she's had to evict.
—CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
After the sharks left their hangouts, populations of cape fur seal and sevengill sharks climbed.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
New Zealand fur seals can reach up to 8 feet long for males and 5 feet long for females, and they are found on the rocky shores of the country’s mainland as well as around the Chatham Islands and across larger bodies of water in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Fur seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fur%20seal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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