Galapagos fur Galapagos

seal Island

it is located in the
Isabella and Fernandina because
They prefer to live between large
boulders or rocky areas where
they can find protection from the
sun
The fur seal has
sharp teeth, well
developed teeth
suitable for eating
fish, cephalopods and
snails.They​ feed on The Galapagos fur
cephalopods such as seal are nocturnal
small squid as well as feeders and make
a variety of fish that foraging trips that last
are only up to 50 feet about 16 hours.There
below the sea’s average dive takes
surface.They them down 10 to 30
are smaller than sea meters. ​Night dive
lions, but their front lengths change
flippers are larger. according to moon
phases: during a new
moon, dives may last
50 to 70 hours, and
during a full moon,
dives may last only
10 hours
Fur seals are
smaller than sea
lions, but their front
flippers are larger.
By the early 1900s,
fur seals were
thought to be
extinct because of
their thick fur, these
animals hunt at
night and spend the
hottest part of the
day hiding out in
cool caves.They are
the ​smallest eared 
seal species.