The Guadalupe fur seal is a mammal who is endangered. These seals are very rare and are famous for their fur. Guadalupe fur seals were once considered extinct but have been rediscovered in 1954. This mammal is now fully protected and there’s a slim chance for them to go extinct for a while.
Guadalupe fur seals only live on rocky coasts and in caves found along shores. Out of all of the nine species of the seals, the Guadalupe have been the only ones sighted in the northern hemisphere. Meanwhile, all of the other fur seals are in the southern hemisphere. These seals tend to only live in tropical weather and swim in saltwater. While they aren’t on shore, they dive to an average maximum 17 meters for about 2.5 minutes. After that time they have to surface for air.
Guadalupe fur seal plays the role of the predator in the water. Guadalupe fur seals eat a variety of fish. Such as lantern fish, mackerel fish, and rockfish. They also eat squid
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so that makes them carnivores. In order for them to get their food, they swim into the water and dive down deep to get their prey. During breeding season, females make 2 to 6 day trips a day to get food for their young. The amount of reproduction these fur seals produce helps keep their population alive. Guadalupe fur seals breeding season is around June to July on their sole breeding ground which is located on Guadalupe island. Once the babies are 7-8 days old, the mother leaves them with their fathers to go capture food at sea and bring it back home. The mothers will spend an average of 9 to 13 days at sea before she returns to land and feeds her young. When the mother is gone, that leaves the fathers to take care of the babies. Mothers know how to contact their young when they get back from sea by identifying their scent. Males will defend their territory for 35 to 122 days to keep their pups and mates safe and also to make sure no other seals will take their food. Once the guadalupe fur seal pups are old enough, they go out to sea and start taking care of themselves but unfortunately, some may by being battered against rocks during severe storms and die. To help keep this type of animal from extinction, the mexican government had saved them.
They helped save them by creating a biological reserve on the island in 1922. They are fully protected by the mexican national legislation so they can’t be hunted and killed. Also, the marine mammal center had rescued a total of 55 guadalupe fur seals since 1975 to help keep from extinction. Now, there are around 7,000 guadalupe fur seals left.
The guadalupe fur seals are valued for their fur and the oil that rendered from their blubber. They are brown with a mixture of gray with a hint of silver and yellow on the top of the neck. The males tend to be more of a deep brown and a light gray, and females are dark gray. Male guadalupe fur seals are much bigger in height and size compared to the females. The males weigh approximately 300 pounds and are 6 feet long. Females on the other hand, weigh up to 100 pounds and are only 4 feet long. All Guadalupe fur seals have long, narrow snouts, and they slightly up turn at the end, especially the
males. Once the Guadalupe fur seals were famous, many humans went out to hunt for them. The main reason why they wanted to hunt them is for their fur. Prehistorically, Indians at San Miguel island and other channel islands were hunt them a lot. They wanted the rich, dense fur that the fur seals would produce and their fur was highly prized until recent times. Humans were not the only predators to this animal, when they would go out to sea to hunt, killer whales, and great white sharks would kill them as well. They were considered extinct after most of the population was killed in 1928 but they were rediscovered in 1954. Fortunately, they had enough seals to save and they regained some of their population back and are now safe and protected. There are believed to be fewer than 10,000 guadalupe fur seals left. Scientists believe that they are dying from dehydration, unusal warm waters affecting their health, or dying of old age. Mammal marines center are trying their best to keep their population going so they don’t go extinct forever. They are also being protected in the U.S. portion of its range by California’s law. The guadalupe fur seal is a rare mammal. They are famous for their fur and oil from their blubber. Ever since humans discovered this animal, they wanted to kill them and get their fur and sell it for a lot of money. The guadalupe fur seal is now being fully protected by the Mexican national legislation, parts of the U.S., and by mammal centers. Man’s impact has affected most of their population and it is important that we should stop keep them safe.
Seaworld is a giant marine life theme park. The greatest attraction to these many theme park would be those killer whales. In fact, these killer whales are the face of the park. As gigant as these mammals are, seaworld is keeping them in some pretty tight quarters. Mr. Jett and Mr.Ventre says “Wild killer whales can swim a hundred miles daily as they socialize, forage, communicate, and breed. In stark contrast, with little horizontal or vertical space in their enclosures, captive orcas swim only limited distances, with most spending many hours surface resting.” The animals don't have the freedom they need. Also when taking the whales out of their natural habit the whales tend to be depressed and not as heath in that situation. They need their freedom in the big ocean blue. Bring them into the small living units, breeding whales in captivity all for the entertainment of humans. At young ages the calves are taken away from their mothers on to a new seaworld park. Mothers of the calves have even been seen denying their offspring.
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Gray Whales live in a relatively shallow part of the Pacific Ocean most of the time, called the Neritic Zone. The Neritic Zone is about 200 meters deep, and houses most ocean organisms. They live along the North American West Coast and the Eastern coast of Asia. They live alone, or in pods, small groups of whales. In
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