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Story: Seals

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand’s seals

  3. Seal families

  4. Adaptations for diving

  5. Seal watching

  6. New Zealand fur seal

  7. New Zealand sea lion

  8. Southern elephant seal

  9. Leopard seal

  10. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand’s seals

Seal hunting, Auckland Islands

Seal hunting, Auckland Islands

From page 2 - Seal families

Two seal families

Two seal families

Fur seal under water

Fur seal under water

Sea lions on land

Sea lions on land

From page 3 - Adaptations for diving

Adaptations for diving

Adaptations for diving

Ocean dive depths

Ocean dive depths

From page 4 - Seal watching

Fur seal mainland sites, 1995

Fur seal mainland sites, 1995

Male New Zealand fur seal

Male New Zealand fur seal

Southern elephant seals

Southern elephant seals

Male sea lion

Male sea lion (1st of 2)

Female sea lion

Female sea lion (2nd of 2)

From page 5 - New Zealand fur seal

Fur seal

Fur seal

Castle Point

Castle Point

Sleeping spot

Sleeping spot

Seal biting a flipper

Seal biting a flipper

From page 6 - New Zealand sea lion

Distribution of seals in New Zealand

Distribution of seals in New Zealand

Female sea lions with pups

Female sea lions with pups

Sea lion hideout

Sea lion hideout

From page 7 - Southern elephant seal

Male southern elephant seal

Male southern elephant seal

Elephant seals mating

Elephant seals mating

Elephant seal pup

Elephant seal pup

From page 8 - Leopard seal

Leopard seal

Leopard seal

How to cite this page:

Lloyd Spencer Davis, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/seals/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

Story by Lloyd Spencer Davis, published 12 Jun 2006

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