Colony of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) on a rocky coast. The Antarctic fur seal feeds mainly on krill, but it also eats squid and fish.


Colony of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) on a rocky coast. The Antarctic fur seal feeds mainly on krill, but it also eats squid and fish. It is primarily a nocturnal hunter. An adult male can reach a length of up to two metres and a weight of over 200 kilograms. Around 95% of the Antarctic fur seal population breed on South Georgia Antarctica Photographed in February


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Location: Antarctica
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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