This is a thread for discussion of the pinniped species you have seen (both in the wild and in zoos.) Personally I have seen: Harbor Seal (Milwaukee, Henry Vilas, Lincoln Park, Como) Gray Seal (Lincoln Park, Brookfield) California Sea Lion (Como, Shedd, Milwaukee, Brookfield) Hawaiian Monk Seal (Minnesota) Also one question: does anyone have a complete list of pinniped species currently and formerly kept in captivity?
I've seen harbor seals and California sea lions. Uh, I think that's it for me, actually. Texas doesn't have much in the way of big aquariums even though we have a huge coastline and could totally justify more aquariums, so there's not a lot of pinniped diversity. I'd really like to see the Hawaiian monk seals, I have relatives in Minnesota so if I ever go visit them I could totally get to the zoo. (went there quite a bit as a kid, but that was before they got seals)
I like to consider myself fairly lucky, as I've seen a fairly good variety of species! Captive: Stellers Sea Lion Patagonian Sea Lion California Sea Lion Harbor Seal Hawaiian Monk Seal Grey Seal Northern Fur Seal Guadalupe Fur Seal Walrus and I will likely be ticking off Harp Seal in the next few days as well. Wild: Stellers Sea Lion California Sea Lion Harbor Seal Hawaiian Monk Seal
Stellar sea lion(Kamogawa,ocean park hong kong) California sea lion(kamogawa,yokohama,ocean park hong kong,ueno zoo,chimelong ocean kingdom) Pacific walrus(Kamogawa,yokohama,ocean park hong kong,chimelong ocean kingdom) Spotted seal(kamogawa,yokohama,ocean park hong kong) Ringed seal(kamogawa) Caspian seal(kamogawa) Grey seal(Yokohama) Harbour seal(Ocean park hong kong,ueno zoo,chimelong ocean kingdom)
I've seen the following - Baikal seal (Twycross) Hooded seal (Gweek) Californian sea lion (many places) Patagonian sea lion (many places) Common seal (wild and captive) Grey seal (wild) South American fur seal (Bristol & Living Coasts) Cape fur seal (WMSP and Rhyl)
In captivity I've seen: New Zealand Fur Seal Australian/Cape Fur Seal Subantarctic Fur Seal Australian Sealion Californian Sealion Patagonian Sealion Largha Seal (also some in China labelled as Harbour Seals which were probably Largha Seals, but they look the same) In the wild I've seen: New Zealand Fur Seal Hooker's Sealion Leopard Seal Southern Elephant Seal I haven't seen Baikal Seal in the wild...
In the wild I've seen: California sea lions Pacific harbor seals In captivity I've seen: Pacific walrus (New York Aquarium, Sea World Orlando, Sea World San Diego) California sea lion (many places) Northern fur seal (many years ago in New York Aquarium) Guadeloupe fur seal (Sea World San Diego) Harbor seal (many places) Grey seal (several places) Harp seal (20 years ago in Baltimore Aquarium) Hawaiian monk seal (Minnesota Zoo) Northern elephant seal (Pittsburgh Zoo)
I have seen: Arctic ringed seal Baltic seal (Burgers’ Zoo) Grey seal Common seal (wild) California sealion South America sealion (multiple zoos) Steller sealion Pacific walrus (Dolfinarium) Cape fur seal (Pairi Daiza) South American fur seal (Bristol and Living Coasts) Bearded seal Harp seal (Oceanopolis, years ago though so can’t remember them clearly)
First things first..... Damn you Secondly..... South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) - Hamburg, Bristol, Living Coasts Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) - many captive collections Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) - Zoo Berlin, Hannover South American Sea Lion (Otaria byronia) - many captive collections California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) - many captive collections --- Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) - Hamburg --- Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus grypus) - WILD Baltic Sea Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus macrorhynchus) - Hamburg, Hannover, Chomutov Eastern Atlantic Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) - WILD; many captive collections
In captivity I've seen: Australian Fur Seal (SEALIFE Mooloolaba, Sea World) New Zealand Fur Seal (SEALIFE Mooloolaba, Sea World) Australian Sea Lion (SEALIFE Mooloolaba) Californian Sea Lion (Sea World)
@TeaLovingDave I'm quite jealous of your walrus sighting so let's call it quits, yeah? And I've seen hooded seal... But I'm not rubbing it in, honest!
I'm in the start, envious for the big lists of dreamed species that most members posted here, jeje. Personally I've seen harbor seal (both in the wild, and in captivity at Barcelona zoo and Duisburg zoo at least), grey seal (in Valencia Oceanographic and Madrid zoo), walrus (in Valencia Oceanographic and SeaWorld San Diego), California sea lion (in the wild and evrerywhere in captivity), South American sea lion (I don't remember, maybe Tierpark Hellabrunn?), Cape fur seal (at Prague zoo) and Steller's sea lion (at Faunia). I need urgently a travel to Japan (ribbon seals!), heheh
I've seen; Californian Sea Lion (Many collections) Cape Fur Seal (Rio Safari Elche) South American Fur Seal (Bristol, Living Coast) Patagonian Sea Lion (Colchester, Dudley) Eastern Atlantic Harbour Seal (Weymouth)
I’ve seen three pinniped species in the wild: · grey seal · common seal (harbour seal) · Californian sea lion And many more in zoos:- · Bailkal seal · southern elephant seal · grey seal · common seal (harbour seal) · walrus · Californian sea lion · Patagonian sea lion · Steller’s sea lion · Cape fur seal · South American fur seal · northern fur seal I can recall seeing London Zoo’s first Baikal seals when I was a very young child (they arrived in 1959) and also remember watching Desmond Morris talk about them on the television programme “Zoo Time”. In addition to London, I’ve also seen the species in Twycross, Berlin Tierpark, Vienna and Leipzig. Sadly, I suspect that I’ll never see another. The first walrus I ever saw was “Alice” housed in the indoor elephant bathing pool at London Zoo back in 1966 and 1967. I have seen various other walruses since then although “Antje”, who I was fortunate to see a number of times in Hamburg Zoo, is the only living walrus I have seen with impressive tusks. On my last visit to Hamburg Zoo, none of the specimens there then had large tusks. (On my last couple of visits to Hamburg, I saw “Antje” mounted in Hamburg University’s Zoology Museum.)
East Atlantic harbour seal Pacific harbour seal Grey seal Baikal seal Baltic ringed seal Leopard seal Californian sea lion Patagonian sea lion Australian sea lion South American fur seal Cape fur seal Guadalupe fur seal Walrus
Depends on whether or not the lone Southern Elephant Seal at Toba Aquarium has died now - I suspect it has, but it was certainly still alive a year or so ago.