Unless one is in the water with them, this is about all one can expect to see of a resting, floating Guadalupe fur seal. As with other pinnipeds, flippers are held out of the water in an effort to control the body temperature (i.e., thermoregulation).
Guadalupe fur seal thermoregulating, hind flippers elevated. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Stock Photo: 02357 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico Format: Film 2:3 Other Names: Guadalupe Fur Seal, Lower Californian Fur Seal, Arctocéphale De Guadalupe, Otarie À Fourrure D'amérique, Oso Marino De Guadalupe Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animal, animalia, arctocephalus, arctocephalus townsendi, arctocéphale de guadalupe, baja california, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, creature, eared seal, endangered, endangered threatened species, endemic species, flipper fin, fur seal, guadalupe fur seal, guadalupe island, international, isla guadalupe, isla guadalupe special biosphere reserve, lower californian fur seal, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mexico, nature, ocean, oceans, oso marino de guadalupe, otarid, otarie À fourrure d'amérique, otariid, otariidae, pacific, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, seal, thermoregulation, threatened, townsendi, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |