A Cape fur seal was noticed devouring an octopus 200m out from the Blouberg rock swimming pools on 5 March.
The rocky shoreline was the right spot for the seal to discover a juicy octopus snack. Octopuses usually conceal in dens, that are present in crevices in rocks or coral.
Seals are also known as the ‘canine of the ocean’ and are very playful and curious mammals. Cape fur seals are discovered from the southern tip of Angola, with colonies alongside the Namibian and South African coastlines, proper round to Gqeberha in Algoa Bay. There are roughly 1.7 million Cape fur seals discovered on this size of shoreline.
Cape fur seals are carnivores. They normally eat pilchards and anchovies however they’re opportunistic and have been recognized to snack on crayfish, seagulls and even the odd penguin. Squid is a most well-liked tasty deal with that may depend for as much as 20% of their food plan. The males can weigh as much as 350kg, and the females are sometimes lighter at about 80kg to 150kg.
It’s no shock that the seal caught the octopus thus far off-shore. Seals can dive as much as 200m under the floor and their eyes pop huge open, permitting them to see clearly even in cloudy water. They’re saved heat within the chilly Atlantic Ocean with two layers of thick fur and a layer of blubber on the within of their skins.
Footage: Provided / Benjamin William Pearce
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