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Cape Cross Seal Reserve

· Erongo

A photograph documents a Cape fur seal at Cape Cross.

Species
Cape fur seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Laura Barrio — Flickr

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Supporting evidence
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hachimaki123/54853916033 — Original Flickr indexed record says taken 9 August 2025, uploaded 14 October. Species is the photographer's identification.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Swakopmund, as captioned; exact site unspecified

One seal photographed aboard a boat, with harbour structures in the background. The photographer labels the location Swakopmund; the precise encounter site is unverified.

Source: Daniele Melchiorre (danielsan14) — Flickr

Cape Cross seal colony

The travellers visited the Cape fur seal colony at Cape Cross during a coastal journey from Henties Bay to Swakopmund and described a large, vocal gathering of seals.

Source: DPHunter4570 (Dan and Sarah) — AfricaHunting.com

Cape Cross seal colony

The observer described seeing seals at Cape Cross, including pups beneath the viewing walkway.

Source: André van der Most — Bridging The Continents

Erongo, Namibia

Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus).

Source: Josef Stulz — iNaturalist (josefstulz)