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  1. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya

    Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. J. G. Hofmeyr --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S. P. Kirkman --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Three vagrant Subantarctic fur seals, Arctocephalustropicalis, were seen amongst a colony of Antarctic fur seals, A. gazella, at the isolated subantarctic island, Bouvetøya. Possible sources of the vagrants are populations at either Gough Island or the Prince Edward Islands Archipelago.
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  2. Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (<em>Eubalaena australis</em> ) at Subantarctic Marion Island

    Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis ) at Subantarctic Marion Island

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Postma --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. Wege --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa D. S. van der Merwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa P. J. N. de Bruyn --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54’S, 37°45’E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the...
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