{"id":10831,"date":"2022-11-10T23:31:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/?p=10831"},"modified":"2022-11-18T09:25:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T01:25:57","slug":"guadalupe-fur-seal-photos-underwater-isla-guadalupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/guadalupe-fur-seal-photos-underwater-isla-guadalupe.html","title":{"rendered":"Guadalupe Fur Seal Photos Underwater, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Guadalupe fur seals<\/a>\u00a0(Arctocephalus townsendi<\/em><\/a>) can be found in small colonies along Guadalupe Island, resting in shallow water and hauled out on rocks. In fact, their coloration is such a fine match for the dark volcanic rocks that make up the coastline of Guadalupe Island that they are often hard to see, something that almost certainly kept them from being hunted to extinction in the 1800’s by sealers. \u00a0We made a series of exploratory diving and spearfishing trips to Guadalupe Island in the 1990’s and 2000’s during which my goal was to spend as much time among the Guadalupe fur seals as possible. \u00a0I was shooting film on most of those trips so was limited in the number of photographs I could take on a single dive, and as a consequence most of my dive time was spent hanging with them as they rested in their characteristic head-down posture and simply enjoying being in their company. \u00a0Why head-down? \u00a0Guadalupe Island is crawling with white sharks<\/a>, a fact everyone knows now but not too many people knew back then. \u00a0By remaining head-down the fur seals can keep an eye on the water below them in anticipation of a surprise attack from directly below, the white shark’s modus operandi<\/em>. \u00a0Interestingly, while there are plenty of California sea lions at Guadalupe Island, I have not seen them displaying the same resting posture to the same degree — it seems to be confined to the fur seals. \u00a0Fur seals, including those at Guadalupe, have a double layer of fur consisting of a coarse outer layer and a very fine, dense inner layer. \u00a0It is thought this adaption allows them to trap air in their fur as a form of insulation by\u00a0allowing their skin to remain nearly dry. \u00a0When diving among Guadalupe fur seals, one often sees a fine stream of bubbles flowing from their fur. It really is elegant and not something I have seen with other marine creatures. \u00a0Here are a few of my favorite images depicting that head-down pose. \u00a0Here is a reprint of an article Skip and I authored for Ocean Realm magazine about Guadalupe fur seals: “Isla Guadalupe’s Regal Fur Seal<\/a>“. \u00a0Cheers and thanks for looking![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ 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