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Hooker's Sea Lion

50 images Created 1 Jan 2010

Hooker's Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) is a vulnerable species, with an estimated population of about 9,000 in 2008.

New Zealand Sea Lions were once found up to the top of the North Island, but after hunting by Maori and Europeans, were almost extinct by the mid-1800s. The only breeding on the mainland is in the Otago region where it began with a single pup in the 1993/94 season and now averages 4 pups per year - almost all related to the original female.

Adult males (Whakahao) are dark grey or dark brown in colour with a mane of longer thicker hair around the neck. Females (Kaki) are much smaller and lighter in colour with no mane, similar to juvenile males.

Like other eared seals, they lift their body off the ground and are able to walk on their flippers, which means they can reach speeds of up to 20km/hr on land.

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  • After a good rest underneath the kelp, a NZ Sea Lion takes a leisurely swim in the Catlins, New Zealand.
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, out for a swim in the Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion and Pied Oystercatchers, Otago Peninsula
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • New Zealand Fur Seal, Stewart Island
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, bathing in the kelp, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker Sea Lion, juvenile, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker Sea Lion, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea lion, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea lion, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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  • Hooker's Sea lion, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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