Arctocephalus tropicalis example of harem

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Nicolas Servera (otarie_san@yahoo.fr)

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This picture was taken in Possession Island (Crozet Archipelago) at the site named "the elephant seal pool". This picture was taken in december 2002 by Nicolas Servera. On the top of the picture, just near the shore, you can see a male of the subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) keeping a close eye on his females. The edges of the picture match to the borders of his territory. His harem includes the eight females present on his territory and maybe other females not present at the moment of the picture. There is three pups on the picture. Two pups are marked with a numbered tape glued on the fur at the top of the head. This marking is made by scientifics in order to indentify the pups. On the bottom left corner, one pup is resting very close to his mother. The two other pups are too distant from a female. These pups are probably alone, waiting the return of their mothers from a sea trip. All the females resting on the beach without a pup on their side are most probably pregnant, waiting the parturition. On the upside left corner, there is one (maybe two) female who isn't from this harem but belongs to another. Furthermore, you can see a penguin trying to reach the sea. This penguin is probaly a rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) maybe a small macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus).

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