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== Description == The [[subantarctic]] fur seal is medium in size compared with other [[fur seals]]. The two sexes are strongly [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]]: males grow to 2{{nbsp}}m and 160 kg, whereas females are substantially smaller—1.4{{nbsp}}m and 50 kg. Subantarctic fur seals have creamy-orange chests and faces. Their bellies are more brownish. Males have a dark grey to black back, while females are a lighter grey. Males have a characteristic dark tuft of hair on the top of their head that stands erect when they are excited.<ref name="Subantarctic Fur Seal">{{cite web | url=https://www.pinnipeds.org/seal-information/species-information-pages/sea-lions-and-fur-seals/subantarctic-fur-seal | title=Subantarctic Fur Seal }}</ref> Pups are black at birth, but molt at about 3 months old. The snout is short and flat, and the flippers are short and broad.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Subantarctic Fur Seal: Arctocephalus tropicalis |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128043271002521 |access-date=2021-05-07 |date=January 2018 |pages=957β960 |publisher=Academic Press |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-804327-1.00252-1 |isbn=9780128043271 }}</ref> Subantarctic fur seals live for about 20β25 years.
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