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Uploaded: 04/30/22 1:31 PM GMT
Kekeno
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We have had some ferociously high seas causing these NZ Fur Seals (Kekeno) to come ashore for a rest. This was not all of them, there are 25 or more in the photo taken today but we counted about 40. They know they are safe because it is near the penguin colony which is protected. They live for about 15 years and the males grow as big as 2.5m long. They have been recorded diving deeper than 238m and for as long as 11 minutes!

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::corngrowth
04/30/22 3:02 PM GMT
---238m, 11 minutes---
Lyn, unbelievable when one realizes the pressure they have to withstand at that depth.
Also incredible is that they can stay underwater for 11 minutes.
If a human diver were to do this, it would take a multiple of time to resurface. If not, he or she will not survive because of the so-called caisson disease.
Interesting and impressive phoptograph!
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::biffobear
04/30/22 3:12 PM GMT
Nice catch...What a life fishing and sunbathing....R.
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::tigger3
05/01/22 9:41 PM GMT
This is such a good one Lyn, and I noticed that that the one on the right seems to be seal talking! Lol! tigs=^..^=
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::Nikoneer
05/04/22 6:37 PM GMT
Moeraki boulders that move and bark!

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