Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania
An immature Subantarctic fur seal was sighted on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2008. This is the most northerly record of a vagrant of this species. The nearest breeding colony is on the Prince Edward Islands, 4500 km distant. While it is likely that this is the natal site of the vagrant due...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/155400 2023-05-15T18:03:27+02:00 Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania Hofmeyr, GJ Greg Amir, Omar A. 2017-05-01 application/pdf https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/155400 eng eng NISC (Pty) Ltd https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/155400/145023 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/155400 The copyright belongs to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. African Zoology; Vol 45, No 1 (2010) 2224-073X 1562-7020 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2017 ftjafricanj 2017-05-06T23:57:24Z An immature Subantarctic fur seal was sighted on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2008. This is the most northerly record of a vagrant of this species. The nearest breeding colony is on the Prince Edward Islands, 4500 km distant. While it is likely that this is the natal site of the vagrant due to its proximity and population size, the actual location of origin is unknown. This is the second fur seal sighted in this area. A fur seal of unknown species was sighted on Pemba Island, 30 km north of the Unguja Island, in 2002. While the species of the latter animal could not be determined, it is likely also a Subantarctic fur seal.African Zoology 45(1): 144–146 (April 2010) Article in Journal/Newspaper Prince Edward Islands AJOL - African Journals Online |
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An immature Subantarctic fur seal was sighted on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2008. This is the most northerly record of a vagrant of this species. The nearest breeding colony is on the Prince Edward Islands, 4500 km distant. While it is likely that this is the natal site of the vagrant due to its proximity and population size, the actual location of origin is unknown. This is the second fur seal sighted in this area. A fur seal of unknown species was sighted on Pemba Island, 30 km north of the Unguja Island, in 2002. While the species of the latter animal could not be determined, it is likely also a Subantarctic fur seal.African Zoology 45(1): 144–146 (April 2010) |
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Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania |
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Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania |
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