De robben van Robbeneiland (The seals of Robben Island)

Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus.

The island in the middle of Table Bay was named by Dutch sailors after the enormous colonies of Cape fur seals (robben or zeehonden [sea dogs] in Dutch).

Robben island later became better known for its penal colony rather than seal colonies.

A very similar subspeces A. p. doriferus is found along Australia's Victorian coast and Tasmania, the main differences being that doriferus is slightly smaller and prey mostly on squid, where pusillus eats mostly fish (source: the Two Oceans Aquarium).