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 Northern Fur Seal (otariid)
Callorhinus ursinus
- Habitat:
Throughout the Pacific Rim ( from Japan to the Berring Sea
to the Channel Islands )
- Diet:
squid, anchovy, capelin, herring,
pollock, lantern fish, cod, rockfish, loons, and petrels
- Diet at
PMMC:
herring and mackerel
- Males:
approximately 7 feet long, 385 to 605 lbs.
- Females:
5 feet long, 66-110 lbs.
- Dive:
600 feet maximum, average 200 feet
- Pupping Season:
May to June, male
pups weigh about 12 pounds, female pups weigh about 10 pounds
- Population:
worldwide population estimated at 1,215,000
- Predators:
large sharks,
killer whales, and humans
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