A documentary that premiered on 11 January 2025, unpacks the first rabies outbreak in marine animals, affecting Cape fur seals along South Africa’s coast. This rare crisis, linked to jackal-to ...

The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

I was part of the Planet Earth III crew for one of its first shoots, to film interactions between great white sharks and Cape fur seals. Before joining the team, I’d spent nearly 15 years diving ...

They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless, or true seals). Seals range ...

Cape fur seals are a social species and live close together in large colonies. Many divers and open-water swimmers recall their playful and friendly behaviour when encountering them in previous ...

Documentary, Nature 46m 2016 English Expires in 2 days On the west coast of South Africa, cape fur seals challenge themself against heat, hunger, and severe ocean storms to gather in great numbers ...

They confirmed that the "Great Land," did indeed exist; the fox, fur seal and sea otter pelts they brought showed this land to be a fur trader's paradise. Russian documents from the time indicate ...

The Falkland Islands is home to the largest population of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus asutralis australis) in the world, according to a recent scientific paper. The study, led by Dr Al ...

A Guadalupe fur seal was spotted in the wild years after she was rehabilitated and released from a marine hospital in 2017, officials said. Bill Hunnewell The Marine Mammal Center A sea creature ...