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Cape Cross seal colony

· Erongo

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.

Species
Cape fur seal
Number of seals
Not recorded
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
DPHunter4570 (Dan and Sarah) — AfricaHunting.com

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Supporting evidence
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/namibia-hunt-report-burchell-wolf-namibia-2026.104931/ — Firsthand 2026 trip report explicitly places the Cape Cross visit on Day 18, 26 May. Species attributed to the author; impression of abundance is not a measured count.
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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Other reports with the same broad area or attributed name.

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 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)

Cape Cross Seal Reserve

A photograph documents a Cape fur seal at Cape Cross.

Source: Laura Barrio — Flickr