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Golden Seals of the Skeleton Coast

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Cape Fur Seals in Namibia
http://www.imma.org/namibia/namibia.html
A quick photo tour of a colony of Cape fur seals, including a mother giving birth.

South African and Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus)
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~neils/africa/seal.htm
Get the facts on these two closely-related species.

The South African Fur Seal
http://www.deltaenviro.org.za/resources/envirofacts/seal.html
Learn all about Cape fur seals, the threats to seals, and the controversial issue of seal harvesting.

The Harmful Algae Page
http://www.redtide.whoi.edu/hab/
A primer on toxic algae from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

White Shark Predatory Behavior at Seal Island
http://www.reefquest.com/exp00/ws_predation.htm
An illustrated guide to the tactics sharks use to catch seals, from ReefQuest Expeditions.



Books

Ballard, Sebastian. FOOTPRINT NAMIBIA HANDBOOK: THE TRAVEL GUIDE. London: NTC Publishing Group, 1999.

Ellis, Richard. GREAT WHITE SHARK. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1995.

Gordon, David George. SEALS AND SEA LIONS (MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM NATURAL HISTORY SERIES). Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, 1999.

Schoeman, Amy. SKELETON COAST (SOUTH AFRICAN TRAVEL & FIELD GUIDES). Johannesburg: Southern Book Publishers of South Africa, 1999.

Stuart, Chris. FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Capetown, SA: Ralph Curtis, 2000.

 



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Toxic Blooms
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