Seal in South Australian waters |
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| Title : | Seal in South Australian waters |
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| Date of creation : | 1924 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 80 x 60 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
A bewhiskered and aggressive looking seal snarling at the camera during a visit to the west coast of South Australia. Seals were hunted to near extinction during the 19th century, for their valuable skins and for oil. Today they are fully protected animals. Breeding colonies can be found on off shore islands and on isolated stretches of the coast. Australian fur seals are among the largest in the world: the males are larger than the females and arrive in the breeding grounds ahead of the females to establish their territory. They fiercely defend this and their harem of breeding females. The males do not hold 'territories' during the breeding season, but still fight to establish their dominance over other males. . |
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| Period : | 1919-1927 |
| Region : | Eyre Peninsula and Far West Coast |
| Further reading : | Bryden, M. M. Dugongs, whales, dolphins and seals : a guide to the sea mammals of Australasia, St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1998 |
| Internet links : | Aquatic animals : Department for Environment and Heritage website |
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