Abstract--1. Milk proteins of the Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) were separated adequately into whey and casein fractions using bovine milk analysis methods.2. In samples from days 5-30 of lactation 40% of the total proteins were whey and 60% caseins; in mid-lactation, day 150, 25% were whey and 75% casein proteins.3. Electrophoretic and isoelectric focusing patterns of fur seal whey protein differed widely from bovine patterns, whereas those of caseins were similar.4. Polymorphisms of fur seal whey and casein proteins were noted and did not seem related to different stages of lactation.5. C-16 and C-18 fatty acids contributed about 70% of fatty acids; 63% of the total acids in milk fat were unsaturated.
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