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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 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 relative.
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 spend up to 80% of their lives in the ocean. They can hold their breath for more than 100 minutes – longer than any other non-cetacean mammal. They can cover 60 miles a day when they head out to sea.
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 4.5 tons. Size relative to a 6-ft man: There...
The elephant seal is in the phocid, or true seal, family. It lacks external ear flaps and moves on land by flopping on its belly. The elephant seal has a broad, round face with very large eyes. Pups are 3 to 4 feet (1 m) long at birth and weigh about 70 pounds (32 kg).
The northern elephant seal is the largest of the “true” seal in the Northern Hemisphere. Adult males use their large, inflatable noses during the winter breeding season to resonate sound when vocally threatening each other.
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.
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.
Elephant seals, named for their large size and males’ distinctive proboscis resembling an elephant’s trunk, are among the most impressive marine mammals. These seals are notable not only for their physical attributes but also for their incredible deep-sea diving abilities and unique social structures.