Cape Fur Seals in Namibia Cape Fur Seals in Namibia Cape fur seals, also known as South African fur seals, are among the largest fur seals in the world. They are closely related to Austrialian fur seals, differing only slightly in cranial morphology. Every mid-October or so, Cape fur seals arrive at rookeries on the coast of Namibia to pup and breed.
Females usually give birth to a single pup and stay with it for about six days or so.
Females then come in to estrus and mate, and then leave the rookery for their first feeding trip after giving birth. Here we provide you with a quick look at a breeding colony of Cape fur seals, catching a mother fur seal in the process of giving birth.