A huge true seal; adult male up to 6 m/20 ft long, weight 3700 kg/8150 lb; swollen pendulous snout (more pronounced during breeding season); two species: the sea elephant or southern elephant seal from the sub-Antarctic (Mirounga leonina), and the northern elephant seal from the NE Pacific (Mirounga angustirostris.) (Family: Phocidae.)
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Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina |
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M. The Southern Elephant Seal is found in the southern hemisphere on islands such as South Georgia, Macquarie Island, and on the coasts of New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina in the Peninsula Valdés, which is the fourth largest elephant seal colony in the world and the only growing population. Media
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