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Potential negative effects include reduced visual acuity, greater predation risk, increased disease vulnerability, lower fertility and decreased heat absorption. Logging instances of heritable pigment anomalies can improve understandings of their impacts and potentially permit their use in understanding metapopulation dynamics. We report on a rare observation of albinism in a male New Zealand fur seal\/kekeno (\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>Arctocephalus forsteri<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    ) pup. The pup was discovered near Kaik\u014dura during colony monitoring in February 2025. He had honey\u2010coloured natal pelage, bluish\u2010white pupils, white\/translucent whiskers and pink skin on his flippers, nose, ears and around his eyes. He appeared to experience reduced visual acuity. 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