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Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia

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العربية: جرْو فقمة الفراء (الفقمة ذات الفراء) نائم في كيب كروس، ناميبيا.
English: Baby cape fur seal sleeping at Cape Cross, Namibia
Français : Bébé otarie à fourrure du Cap dormant à Cape Cross, Namibie
Deutsch: Schlafender, junger südafrikanischer Seebär (Arctocephalus pusillus) am Kreuzkap, Namibia
Ελληνικά: Μικρή φώκια του είδους Arctocephalus pusillus, κοιμάται στο Ακρωτήριο Κρος της Ναμίμπια.
Македонски: Малечко на крзнена фока како спие на Кејп Крос, Намибија.
Italiano: Piccolo di otaria orsina del capo addormentato a Cape Cross, Namibia
Depicted people Depicted person: Brown Fur Seal – species of fur seal
Depicted place Depicted place: Cape Cross
Date 27 July 2025, 11:18:58
Source Own work
Camera location21° 46′ 17.24″ S, 13° 57′ 05.2″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current12:16, 26 December 2025Thumbnail for version as of 12:16, 26 December 20257,413 × 4,941 (15.54 MB)Giles Laurent (talk | contribs)very flight crop
02:11, 15 November 2025Thumbnail for version as of 02:11, 15 November 20257,763 × 5,175 (22.97 MB)Giles Laurent (talk | contribs)Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

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