Three species of seals are resident on the Australian coast. The Australian
Sea Lion Neophoca cinerea, New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri
and Australian Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus. Several other
species are occasionally seen on the Australian coast, those being
the Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus tropicalis, Southern Elephant
Seal
Mirounga leonina and the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx.
Sydney Aquarium
displays the first four of these species. Their main food source in
the wild includes fish, squid, crustaceans and occasionally
penguins and other sea birds.
Fur Seals are social animals that breed
on land in colonies. Adult males establish territories and will defend
this area from other males.
A male seal’s territory usually contains several females with which
he will mate over the duration of the breeding season.
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Platypus
The male Platypus has a sharp venomous spur on the inside of each rear leg. There have been no deaths to humans stung by platypus, but small animals have died due to the venom.
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