Young New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) also called Long-Nosed Fur Seal, Admirals Arch, Flinders Chase NP.
New Zealand Fur Seals are the commonest of the three pinniped species found at Kangaroo Island and the lookout at Admirals Arch is the easiest place to view them. Once hunted almost to extinction they are now found along Australia's southern coastline, Tasmania and New Zealand.
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Location: Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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