A bald encounter : hairless southern sea lion at the Falkland Islands

A hairless adult male southern sea lion (Otaria flavescens) was sighted at Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, on the 14th of August 2009. The sea lion was observed on several further occasions and was defending a small harem consisting of four females. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: P Pistorius, Alastair Baylis
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Uncategorized
otaria flavescens
Sea Lion Island
hairless
pelage
Lion Island
The Muzzle
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30053397
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Summary:A hairless adult male southern sea lion (Otaria flavescens) was sighted at Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, on the 14th of August 2009. The sea lion was observed on several further occasions and was defending a small harem consisting of four females. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an apparently healthy sea lion being entirely hairless with the exception of vibrissae on the muzzle.

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