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Elephant seals or sea elephants are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. Both species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina), were hunted to the brink of extinction for oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered.
Elephant seal, either of the two largest pinnipeds (aquatic mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia): the northern elephant seal (species Mirounga angustirostris), now found mainly on coastal islands off California and Baja California; or the southern elephant seal (M. leonina), found throughout.
The northern elephant seal is the largest of the “true” seals in the Northern Hemisphere. Adult males use their large, inflatable noses during the winter breeding season to resonate sound when vocally threatening each other.
The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean.
Elephant seals are the largest extant carnivorans, weighing up to 8,800 pounds. They can reach up to 20 feet in length. The northern elephant seal is slightly smaller than its southern...
Elephant seals are large marine mammals and are the largest extant carnivorans that can weigh up to 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb). Elephant seals are classified under the order Pinnipedia, which, in Latin, means feather- or fin-footed.
Elephant Seals. Scientific Name: Mirounga. Type: Mammals. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Colony. Average Life Span: 9 years (northern); 20 to 22 years (southern) Size: Up to 20 feet. Weight: Up to...
The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals).
The elephant seal is a distinctive marine mammal known as a “pinniped.” Pinniped include are seals, sea lions, and walruses. Known for their large nose, which is called a “proboscis,” elephant seals are an incredibly unique species of animal. Read on to learn about the elephant seal. Juvenile Elephant Seal.
Elephant seals are the largest seals in the world, with males weighing up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lbs) and measuring up to 6 meters (20 feet) in length. Key Characteristics of the Elephant Seal. Length: Up to 20 feet (6 meters) Weight: Up to 10,000 pounds. Lifespan: Up to 22 years. Diet: Fish and squid. Conservation Status: Least concern.