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Galápagos · 2020—2026

Galápagos sea lions and fur seals

Seals around the Galápagos.

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2 January 2023—2 January 2025

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  1. 12023
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  3. 12025

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  1. 2025
    Galápagos (source location obscured) Galápagos
    Unidentified iNaturalist — Hein Angermeyer (hein_angermeyer)

    Hein Angermeyer (hein_angermeyer) recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. Photograph shows a fur seal resting among coastal rocks. The source identification is Arctocephalus galapagoensis. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257190967 Galápagos fur seal

  2. 2024
    Galápagos National Park (source location obscured) Galápagos
    Unidentified iNaturalist — Elizabeth Usborne (lizcicle)

    Elizabeth Usborne (lizcicle) recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. The photo series shows fur seals on coastal rock ledges. The published location label does not name an island. The source identification is Arctocephalus galapagoensis. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196443420 Galápagos fur seal

  3. 2023
    Galápagos National Park (source location obscured) Galápagos
    Unidentified iNaturalist — owlliel

    owlliel recorded this encounter on iNaturalist. Photograph shows a fur seal on a rocky ledge above the sea. The source obscures its location; no island is inferred. The source identification is Arctocephalus galapagoensis. Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146953747 Galápagos fur seal