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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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During the colder months, many would patrol the waters around Seal Island, where tens of thousands of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) clustered.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In fifty years, more than a million fur seals were hunted.
—Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
Adults are also hunted by caracals, leopards, mongooses, fur seals and sharks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Guadalupe fur seals live about 20 years on average, the agency said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In fifty years, more than a million fur seals were hunted.
—Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
Adults are also hunted by caracals, leopards, mongooses, fur seals and sharks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Guadalupe fur seals live about 20 years on average, the agency said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Fur seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fur%20seal. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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