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tiabunna club

Posted: 24 Feb 2016

Taken: 20 Oct 2015

19 favorites     19 comments    514 visits

1/200 • f/6.3 • 42.8 mm • ISO 80 •

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Lat, Lng:  -45.473854, 170.832574
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Address:  Otago

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water •
New Zealand fur seal •
Shag Point •
South Island •
New Zealand •
bull •
rocks •
male •
Arctocephalus forsteri •
fur seal •

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Better than coats

Better than coats
A bull NZ Fur Seal. These and other fur seals around Australia and New Zealand were almost exterminated in the 19th century for their furs - to make coats. Thankfully their numbers now are recovering (to the dismay of some professional fishing people).

Explored.

Sven Scholz, homaris, , and 15 other people have particularly liked this photo

19 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnifique... Une capture que j'aimerai bien faire .
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Merci beaucoup.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Terrific capture!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thanks, William.
9 years ago.
 Lian
Lian
Cute animal... and the last sentence of your description is really jolly ;-)
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Lian
Thank you, Lian. :-)
9 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
I hear they make great house pets! A fabulous shot!

A Terrific Image!!
Thanks for Posting in
The Hawk's Aerie!!
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Puzzler4879
The problem may be feeding them enough fish, John. :-)
9 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
A marvellous shot, George. A pity there are no shags in view but this definitely has my seal of approval. Sorry!
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Polyrus
I went looking for a shag, Neil, but could not find a good one.
9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Nice how so many of the fur-bearers are making a recovery worldwide!
9 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Nice one! In Kaikoura I very nearly trod on one if them resting in the bushes....
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
the coat looks far better on them than on humans ... who wants to wear a second hand coat ;-))))))))))))) not me ... I prefer the animal to keep its life !
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in NATURE 4U
9 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
congrats on explore
have a great day:)
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful wildlife image.
Congrats on Explore.
9 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
ADMIRED in 4U
9 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
They are becoming a total pest on the Coorong.... Breeding in plague proportions and unbalancing the ecosystems .... Exterminating fish sticks for native birds ...
9 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Diana Australis club
Kind of like the way beaver in North America, nearly hunted to extinction for their fur in the 19th century, have made a comeback to the point they're a nuisance in many places! A couple of weeks back, the city of Sparks, Nevada (part of the Reno metropolitan area) was going to (lethally) trap beaver at a city park, where they're cutting down all the trees, but a public outcry put a stop to those plans. So I guess the park will have no trees--
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

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