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Get up really close and personal to one of the many colonies of the playful Cape Fur Seal. Watch them frolic in and out of the water, bask in the sun, nurse their young and feed on shoals of fish. |
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Enjoy a boat ride from the picturesque fishing village of Hout Bay to Duiker Island. A colony of 6 000 seals inhabit the island all year long, and you'll have fun snorkeling and diving with the playful seals! |
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| The largest of the southern hemisphere's fur seals, the Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) spends much of its life at sea, feeding on pelagic fish, squid and rock lobster. |
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are quick in the water, capable of speeds of up to 16 km/h; and agile,
often leaping clear of the water (known as 'porpoising'). Fur seals were seriously depleted by sealing in the 1800's. Controlled harvesting and quotas has seen the population increase dramatically to nearly 2 million, increasing by 3.7% per annum. |
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| Adult bulls establish territories on islands or the mainland around October and are joined by harems of up to 50 cows during November. The cows give birth one year later and mate again shortly after. | |||||||||
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| The contents, text and photographs used on the diving tour are modified from and courtesy of Two Oceans Marine Adventures. |  |
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Contact:
info@sunsetbeach.co.za |
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