For animal and bird lovers, there is plenty of action in the form of penguins, sea birds, swallows, skua and fur sea lions (a type of seal).

但对于动物和鸟类爱好者来说，这里有无数的企鹅，海鸟，燕子，贼鸥和毛皮海狮(一种海豹)。

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Antarctica is home to many seal species such as this fur seal. Its large eyes are designed to seek out prey in dim waters and are a slightly different shape to a land mammal's.

南极是许多种海豹的栖息之地，就像这只毛皮海豹，它的大眼睛是用来在黑暗的海水中追寻猎物的，与陆地哺乳动物的眼睛形状稍有不同。

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Dean Miller, an Australian fur seal biologist, was the first person to spot the large white object floating past Macquarie island in the far south-west corner of the Pacific Ocean.

澳大利亚软毛海豹生物学家迪恩·米勒首先发现一个巨大的白色物体漂过太平洋遥远西南角的麦夸里岛。

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Box and book together weigh as much as a pair of fur seal pups: 12.5 kilograms.

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We jumped from the imminent attack of one fur seal, into the flappers of another, passing en route the odd bull elephant seal weighing in at about four tons.

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The European Union, the other major body seeking observer status, had its application affirmed but "deferred, " a rebuff that is likely related to an unresolved dispute with Canada over the fur seal trade.

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