Leucistic Antarctic fur seal <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arctocephalus gazella</Emphasis> at Marion Island |
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Authors: | P J Nico de Bruyn Pierre A Pistorius Cheryl A Tosh Marthán N Bester |
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Institution: | (1) Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa |
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Abstract: | A leucistic immature male Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella, was sighted at Marion Island in April 2006; the first such sighting in three decades of extensive field presence of biologists
at this locality. The same animal returned to the island in July/August 2006, when it was moulting, and was marked with unique
flipper tags, after which it was sighted in early October 2006 again. Considering that individuals of this species are capable
of moving far from their natal population, we suggest that the animal could likely have come from South Georgia, where this
colour morph is relatively common. |
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Keywords: | Arctocephalus gazella Leucism Marion Island |
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