In an unprecedented development, rabies has become endemic in Cape fur seals - the first documented case in marine mammals worldwide. While Animal Survival International warns of a potential ...

The South African coastline is witnessing an alarming first: a rabies outbreak spreading through its Cape fur seal population. This unprecedented situation has raised concerns about a potential ...

The rabies outbreak among Cape fur seals is ongoing, with little chance of ending naturally, experts have warned.

They include the Guadalupe fur seal of Baja California, the brown fur seal of southern Africa and Australia, and the South American fur seal. Fur seals have sharp eyesight and keen hearing.

It's worth noting, however, that white sharks started washing up along the southern coast of South Africa, without their livers, in 2015 – attacks that would later be traced to Port and Starboard.

I’m a marine biologist from South Africa, and I’ve been fascinated ... to film interactions between great white sharks and Cape fur seals. Before joining the team, I’d spent nearly 15 ...

The Falkland Islands is home to the largest population of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus asutralis australis) in the world, according to a recent scientific paper. The study, led by Dr Al ...