Quiz about The Wonderful Seals of the Pribilof Islands

The Wonderful Seals of the Pribilof Islands Quiz

This quiz is about the Pribilof Islands and the fur seals that dwell there. I hope you enjoy learning more about the animals. These islands were acquired by the United States as part of the Alaskan purchase from Russia in 1867.

A multiple-choice quiz by darkgnome101. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
darkgnome101

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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361,791

Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. The shores of the Pribilof Islands are covered by over a million fur seals yearly in what season? Hint

Winter

Whenever they feel like it.

Fall

Spring

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2. Approximately how many fur seal pups were born each season on the Pribilof Islands during the early 21st century? Hint

1,000

1,000,000

10,000

120,000

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3. Which of the Pribilof Islands contain the fur seal rookeries? Hint

St. Paul and St. George Islands

All the islands

Claire Island

It changes from year to year

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4. How long after arriving on the Pribilof Islands will the female fur seals deliver their pups? Hint

Several months as they have to mate first

They give birth in water before coming to shore

They will deliver after two weeks

Birth is usually within 48 hours of arrival on the islands

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5. What threatened the existence of fur seals on the Pribilof islands? Hint

Polar bears

Harvesting seals for their fur

Diseases

Volcanic activity

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6. On the Pribilof Islands, what color are the fur seal pups' coats when they are born? Hint: Same color as anywhere else fur seals are born. Hint

Black

They are born hairless

White, of course

Purple with pink highlights

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7. Are the seals on the Pribilof Islands still hunted for their fur? Hint

No, as the seals died out recently

No not at all

Yes, but only by the Aleuts and non-commercially

Yes, by everyone

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8. On the Pribilof Islands, soon after giving birth the fur seal mothers must go feed. How do they locate their pups upon returning? Hint

By scent and calling to their pups

Her harem master knows where all the pups are

Pups are exactly where they told them to stay

No, they just pick a random pup and care for it

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9. On the Pribilof Islands, who chooses the sites for the fur seal mothers to give birth? Hint

Females pick the sites they like best

Anywhere is fine

Males force them to take their sites

The babies do. They pop out and pick a site

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10. On the Pribilof Islands, how many females can a bull fur seal have in his harem? Hint

None. Harems are illegal in the U.S

The males share all their females equally

Always 20

1 to 100

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The shores of the Pribilof Islands are covered by over a million fur seals yearly in what season?

Answer: Spring

They come to islands every year in order to bear their young. The males arrive first then the females follow later.

2. Approximately how many fur seal pups were born each season on the Pribilof Islands during the early 21st century?

Answer: 120,000

There has been a decline in the number of seals being born on the islands since the turn of the 21st century. There were over 250,000 seal cubs born in 1992.

3. Which of the Pribilof Islands contain the fur seal rookeries?

Answer: St. Paul and St. George Islands

Many of the northern fur seals in the Bering Sea region go to the Pribilof Islands to bear their offspring. There are also some smaller rookeries on Bogoslof Island in the Aleutians, the Kuril Islands and Commander Islands off the Russian mainland in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean.

4. How long after arriving on the Pribilof Islands will the female fur seals deliver their pups?

Answer: Birth is usually within 48 hours of arrival on the islands

They will mate again within a week of having their pups. Mothers give very little care to their pups.

5. What threatened the existence of fur seals on the Pribilof islands?

Answer: Harvesting seals for their fur

The Aleuts were brought to the islands by the Russians in order to harvest the fur seals for their fur.

6. On the Pribilof Islands, what color are the fur seal pups' coats when they are born? Hint: Same color as anywhere else fur seals are born.

Answer: Black

They are born with a thin black coat. They then get a thick silver coat the first time they molt. They are very susceptible to the weather until their first molt.

7. Are the seals on the Pribilof Islands still hunted for their fur?

Answer: Yes, but only by the Aleuts and non-commercially

Under the Fur Seal Act of 1966, commercial hunting of the seals for their fur was forbidden in the Pribilof islands. Only hunting by the Aleuts for subsistence is allowed.

8. On the Pribilof Islands, soon after giving birth the fur seal mothers must go feed. How do they locate their pups upon returning?

Answer: By scent and calling to their pups

When the females go to feed they may go as far as 200 miles away. They may be gone for several weeks. The pups respond to the females' calls and then the mothers sniff each pup to find theirs.

9. On the Pribilof Islands, who chooses the sites for the fur seal mothers to give birth?

Answer: Females pick the sites they like best

Even though the males set up the rookeries, the females ultimately decide which sites they prefer.

10. On the Pribilof Islands, how many females can a bull fur seal have in his harem?

Answer: 1 to 100

The bulls endlessly fight for the females to join their harems or to keep them in their harems. The young sub-adult males haul up on nearby beaches and try to get a spot in the rookeries later in August.

Source: Author darkgnome101

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