Pinnipeds in the UK

Ok here is my updated list thanks to your contributions:

Sea lions and Fur Seals:

South American Fur Seal
Bristol 4.2
Living Coasts 0.2

South African/Cape Fur Seal
Gweek 2.0
Banham
Rhyl Seaquarium 1.2

Patagonian/South American Sea lion
Colchester 0.5
Dudley 1.2
Edinburgh 1.0 (to leave shortly)
Twycross 1.1
Gweek 2.0

Californian Sea lion
West Midlands Safari Park 2.0
Blackpool 8
Blair Drummond 1.4
Chessington 2.2
Coombe Martin 2.0
London Zoo 1.4 (temporary)
Longleat 2.6
Flamingoland 4.0
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Whipsnade (usually 1.4)
Woburn 0.4
Gweek 1.0
Knowsley 4.0
Belfast 6.3
Pleasurewood Hills 3.0
Cleethorpes 2.1

True Seals:

Common Seal
Gweek 1.2
Weymouth Sea life 3 (at least 1 male)
Hunstanton Sea life 0.3
Scarborough Sea life 2.0
Oban Sea life Centre 2?
Blue Reef Tynemouth
Rhyl Seaquarium 0.3
Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary
Skegness Natureland
Fife Deep Sea World
St Andrews Aquarium

Grey Seal
Gweek 5.6
Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary

N.B. Skegness Marineland- Hooded Seal 0.1 (for release)
 
volvox said:
The five seals temporarily at London Zoo went back to Whipsnade last Wednesday.
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Ah, thanks for the info. I was wondering when they were going to go back. Would've liked to have seen them at London but it's good to hear that the work has been done at Whipsnade.
 
Sorry, meant to say "sea lions"! What was I thinking. They looked so lovely in the London Zoo setting, it was great having them there for a short while.
 
volvox said:
Sorry, meant to say "sea lions"! What was I thinking. They looked so lovely in the London Zoo setting, it was great having them there for a short while.
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Haha don't worry. As long as you know the difference! :P
Yeah, I bet it was great to see!
 
Ok, thanks for the information so far everyone-it's been a great help!

Would anyone happen to know the sex of the Blackpool sea lions? Or whether there are any pregnant or young sea lions in the UK at present? I am aware of Dom, although he must be quite old by now, are there any others? (possibly Coombe Martin?) I am not under the impression than many places breed their Sea lions.

EDIT: Just remembered that Bristol have a pup.
 
sealion said:
Ok, thanks for the information so far everyone-it's been a great help!

Would anyone happen to know the sex of the Blackpool sea lions? Or whether there are any pregnant or young sea lions in the UK at present? I am aware of Dom, although he must be quite old by now, are there any others? (possibly Coombe Martin?) I am not under the impression than many places breed their Sea lions.

EDIT: Just remembered that Bristol have a pup.
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I know they have Max the adult male (Came from Madrid in 2010) and a younger male (Elmo I think). They have about six or seven females. I know three of them Gina and Anya (Both sisters) and Isabella. Gina and Anya's father is Bimbo.
 
Depends what you class as 'young'.... Chessington's 2 females are under 3 years at present and 'Reggie' at Knowsley was born 2009 in Blackpool I believe, (he is the offspring of Pleasurewood Hills' former male 'Bimbo' who is now at Blair Drummond).
 
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Edit to add, Gina and Anya were both concieved BEFORE Bimbo's arrival at Blackpool as far as I am aware? Their father may have been Blackpool's previous male 'Hugo'.
 
Hyak2 said:
Edit to add, Gina and Anya were both concieved BEFORE Bimbo's arrival at Blackpool as far as I am aware? Their father may have been Blackpool's previous male 'Hugo'.
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Bimbo was there for a good number of years, and at the talk, Gina and Anya were described as young females.
 
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