OFFSHORE ADVENTURES
Animal Interaction Accommodation
in Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route,
Western Cape, South Africa

Offshore Adventures present swimming with inquisitive South African Fur Seals at Robberg Peninsula, home to approximately 4000 seals. South African Fur seals, also known as Cape Fur seals, are one of eight subspecies of fur seals and considerably smaller that the Northern fur seals. For what they lack in size, they make up for in personality. The males can weight anything between 300 and 350kg where the females only reach about 100kg. Fur seals form colonies on sandy beaches or in this case rocky land areas and stay their throughout the year, occasionally wondering off in search for food. Fur seals predominantly feed on squid and schooling fishing, supplementing their diet in times of need with pelactic bird species and crustaceans. They are often seen playing with their food, and can consume 10% of their body weight per day.

Their mating period is from October to November, where the males form harems of approximately 30-40 females. During this time females give birth to a single pup and are able to start mating again after 6 days. Their general gestation period is 8months, but if conditions aren’t favourable the embryo can be kept dormant for another 3-4months.

The pups will only enter the water at 2-3months, where they then learn how to swim and hold their breath underwater, through trial and error and a close eye from mom.

Soon after these guys can't keep their curiosity at bay to come and inspect the clumsy snorkelers!

So be sure to join us on a seal swimming adventure! An experience you won’t regret or forget!

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