A bald encounter: Hairless southern sea lion at the Falkland Islands

P. A. Pistorius; A. M M Baylis

doi:10.1007/s00300-010-0860-6

A bald encounter: Hairless southern sea lion at the Falkland Islands

P. A. Pistorius, A. M M Baylis

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Abstract

A hairless adult male southern sea lion (Otaria flavescens) was sighted at Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, on the 14th of August 2009. The sea lion was observed on several further occasions and was defending a small harem consisting of four females. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an apparently healthy sea lion being entirely hairless with the exception of vibrissae on the muzzle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-147
Number of pages	3
Journal	Polar Biology
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0860-6
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hairless
Otaria flavescens
Pelage
Sea Lion Island

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