Genus

Southern Fur Seals

Arctocephalus

3 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyOtariidae (Eared Seals)
GenusArctocephalus (Southern Fur Seals)

Species in this group

Arctocephalus forsteri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Arctocephalus pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

EN Endemic

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Southern Fur Seals

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 28 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 3	~70%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~60%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~30%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~60%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~60%
3	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~50%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~50%
4	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~40%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~40%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~40%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~40%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~30%
	Galápagos Fur Seal			~30%
7	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~30%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~30%
8	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~20%
9	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~20%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~20%
10	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~20%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~20%
11	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~20%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~20%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~20%
13	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~10%
14	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~10%
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~10%
16	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~30%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 3	~10%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~10%
3	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			~10%
4	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			~10%
5	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
6	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
7	Giza Zoo	🇪🇬 Egypt	In captivity
8	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
9	Friguia Park	🇹🇳 Tunisia	In captivity
10	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Chengdu Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
14	Auckland Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
15	Faunia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
17	Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	In captivity
19	Two Oceans Aquarium	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
20	海兽馆	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
21	East London Aquarium	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
22	Sea Life Sunshine Coast	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
23	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
24	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
25	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
26	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Bristol Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
28	Sumida Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity

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Challenges

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Southern Fur Seals

Species in this group

Long-nosed Fur Seal

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Galápagos Fur Seal

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Southern Fur Seals

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges