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A Hooker's sea lion Phocartus hookeri pup caught unawares at the Coastwatcher's Hut on Kekeno Pt. near Port Ross on the north east Coast of the Island. The mother must give birth to her pup in this location because it is quiet and remote. The amazing thing is that it is some 160m above sea level and trekking back and forth through the dense rata can't be much fun. When "tramping" through the rata forest (which is actually more like crawling) on both Auckland Island and Campbell Island one is always likely to come across a Hooker's
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