Bull northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Pribilof Islands, Alaska
The northern fur seal is an eared seal found along the coasts of the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk. One member of my party was skipping over the dark basaltic boulders on this beach on St Paul Island in the Pribilofs, when one of the "boulders" reared up and roared at him. It was the bull in this picture. His alacrity in stepping to one side was a marvel to behold. Adult males of this species may be up to 2 m long and weigh up to 275 kg. From a slide.
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Bull northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Pribilof Islands, Alaska
The northern fur seal is an eared seal found along the coasts of the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk. One member of my party was skipping over the dark basaltic boulders on this beach on St Paul Island in the Pribilofs, when one of the "boulders" reared up and roared at him. It was the bull in this picture. His alacrity in stepping to one side was a marvel to behold. Adult males of this species may be up to 2 m long and weigh up to 275 kg. From a slide.
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