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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 lamp oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered.
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 ). Elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis , which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises ...
A southern elephant seal's eyes are large, round, and black. The width of the eyes, and a high concentration of low-light pigments, suggest sight plays an important role in the capture of prey. Like all seals, elephant seals have hind limbs whose ends form the tail and tail fin. Each of the "feet" can deploy five long, webbed fingers.
Tracking data showed Monarch traveled well beyond what anyone thought a pup could do during its first migration.
Cal Poly team recovers elephant seal’s tag on Central Coast beach. The Cal Poly researchers then pulled together a team to retrieve the devices on Monarch’s head and back.
Elephant Seals tend to live in the eastern and central North Pacific Ocean. They can live as far north as Alaska. But Elephants don't stay in the same place their whole lives. These seals can move ...
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Neil is a 600 kg (1,322 pounds) Southern elephant seal in Tasmania, an island state in Australia, according to news reports. Born in Salem Bay in 2020, Neil was tagged by the Marine Conservation ...