"When News Leaked Out That They Needed Extras For A Seal Documentary" 😂😂☺ - 🔵@maestro320 s Notes: Currently on the final leg of my non-stop travel since November last year, doing what I do outside social media. That includes the type of conservation work most people won't dare get their hands on. And I thank the support of several philantrophists that support what I do. Anyway, this amazing fur seal convention was filmed on location in Stromness courtesy of the incredinble collaboration of National Geographic Photographers Jennifer Hayes @jenniferhayesig and David Doubilet L @daviddoubilet IRVINE CA Jan 22 Join us for National Geographic Live Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice at the @irvinebarclay theater to plunge into the world of seals, sea ice and seamounts. Curious fur seal pups frolic and compete for attention off the shore of Stromness abandoned whaling station in South Georgia. There is nothing that compares to snorkeling with these playful clever pups learning their sea skills. A marvelous manic mob! #moreocean #joy #exploremore with #nglive #CoralKingdomsEmpiresOfIce with @jenniferhayesig • The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. Despite what its name suggests, the Antarctic fur seal is mostly distributed in Subantarctic islands and its scientific name is thought to have come from the German vessel SMS Gazelle, which was the first to collect specimens of this species from Kerguelen Islands. Antarctic fur seals are one of the better-studied Southern Ocean predators. However, the vast majority of information has been collected during summer breeding months. The breeding system of the Antarctic Fur Seal is polygynous, and dominant breeding males mate with as many as 20 females during a successful season. Males establish breeding grounds in October to early November. Females generally reach the colonies in December and give birth to a single pup several days later. Gestation lasts between 8 and 9 months and it has been observed a high breeding synchrony across the species’ range, concentrating 90% of pup births in a 10-day window. 👇👇 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y6Zr4hmE_/?igshid=1viu2hli2d58i
