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fur seal
noun
: any of various eared seals that have a double coat with a dense soft underfur and were hunted especially formerly for their desirable pelts:
a
: a large seal (Callorhinus ursinus) of the northern Pacific Ocean having its main breeding rookery on Pribilof Island in the Bering Sea
called also northern fur seal
b
: any of a genus (Arctocephalus) of seals chiefly of the southern hemisphere
called also southern fur seal
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Read Next National ‘Starving’ fur seal was rescued in California in 2017.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
That is, until 1775, when the British, foreseeing a lucrative trade in fur seal pelts, claimed it as part of the British Empire and started killing the animals at a remarkable rate.
—Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
This development is raising concerns for the region's unique ecosystem, particularly its colonies of King penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The disease is prominent across the globe, even spreading to the Antarctic, where it's killed significant numbers of penguins, elephant seals and fur seals.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
That is, until 1775, when the British, foreseeing a lucrative trade in fur seal pelts, claimed it as part of the British Empire and started killing the animals at a remarkable rate.
—Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
This development is raising concerns for the region's unique ecosystem, particularly its colonies of King penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The disease is prominent across the globe, even spreading to the Antarctic, where it's killed significant numbers of penguins, elephant seals and fur seals.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Fur seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fur%20seal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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