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New Zealand fur seal/kekeno pup at Cape Palliser. Photo Herb Christophers.

Photo of the week: Fur seal pup at Cape Palliser

Department of Conservation —  22/03/2017

Visit Cape Palliser at this time of year and the seal pups are sure to be performing their underwater acrobatics in rock pools or having a snooze in the sun.

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Sleeping New Zealand fur seal. Photo: Sarah Beall | CC BY NC-ND 2.0.

Photo of the week: New Zealand fur seal

Department of Conservation —  11/11/2015

Today’s photo is of a New Zealand fur seal/kekeno taking a rest on Tonga Island in Abel Tasman National Park.

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New Zealand fur seal. Photo: Don Herron | DOC.

Sleeping seal stops traffic on Shelly Bay Road

Don Herron —  30/07/2015

Sometimes New Zealand fur seals end up in places where shouldn’t be – like this guy, who was sleeping in the middle of Shelly Bay Road on Tuesday.

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