Fur seals -- recognizable by their external ears and large, rotating flippers -- are endemic to New Zealand and southern Australia.

New Zealand fur seal colonies can be spotted just minutes from downtown at the southern Red Rocks or on a longer day trip to eastern Cape Palliser. 

While local colonies are mostly comprised of large males, the cuter sights of mothers with pups are common from August through October.

Wild horses and goats, a legacy of New Zealand’s earliest settlers, also frequent the Red Rocks. 

Visit the fur seals with Seal Coast Safari, 32A Leftbank, Cuba Mall; +64 (0)4 801 6040;