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Callorhinus ursinus
Northern fur seal is a mammal associated with coasts and open ocean. It is carnivorous and colonial or group-living. Habitat change and human pressure make conservation attention important.
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Its range is represented here by the Pacific, the Nearctic and the Palearctic, where it uses coasts and open ocean. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 140-213 cm, weight 30 kg-270 kg. It has a long-bodied carnivore profile, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is seasonal in movement or activity and colonial or group-living. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in coasts and open ocean, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Callorhinus ursinus. Habitat change and human pressure make conservation attention important. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
