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New Zealand · 2009—2026

New Zealand fur seal / kekeno

Seals around New Zealand.

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  1. Southland District, Southland, New Zealand Southland District
    Unidentified Oscar Grant — iNaturalist (oaag1993)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri). New Zealand fur seal