New Zealand fur seal
Britishnoun
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The seal in question was probably a New Zealand fur seal, which live around New Zealand and parts of Australia.
From The Verge
A New Zealand fur seal has been returned to the ocean after being found in a cow paddock in rural Australia.
From BBC
"We've been fortunate to see good increases in New Zealand fur seal populations throughout Australia."
From BBC
Bruce Robertson, a marine scientists at Otago University, said the loss of breeding grounds would cause a localised drop in New Zealand fur seal numbers but nationally the population was increasing and he expected the Ohau Point population would soon establish new breeding grounds nearby.
From The Guardian
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