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Fur seal under water

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Fur seals spin and change direction with ease, which is useful when chasing prey. Young seals develop these skills by frolicking for hours in the water.

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Lloyd Spencer Davis, Seals – Seal families, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/6173/fur-seal-under-water (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Lloyd Spencer Davis, published 2 March 2009.