Southern Elephant Seal
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Mirounga
Mirounga leonina
The Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae or "true seals". The elephant seals get… More »
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Southern elephant seals live in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters that feature brutally cold conditions but are rich in the fish, squid, and other marine foods these seals enjoy. Southern elephant seals breed on land but spend their winters in the frigid Antarctic waters near the Antarctic pack ice.
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In an age where people are inundated with edited sound bytes, rapid-fire video clips, and computer-generated animation, WildCam's live streaming video gives viewers the time and space to develop a unique bond with the animals they watch. ... Video: Fish Thieves Take Rare Seals' Prey ... Photo: Baby elephant with it's mother...
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There are only a few places in the world where elephant seals live and even fewer places where elephant seals are accessible to the public. Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is a spectacle that must be seen.
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elephant seals live in sub Antarctica and Antarctica waters
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Northern elephant seals breed on offshore islands from northern California to central Mexico. A few colonies have formed on the central California coast in recent years. Their feeding range extends from Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska and far ...
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; Southern Elephant Seals and Crabeater Seals; Mirounga leonina - Lobodon carcinophagus ... Though they are so numerous, it is unusual to see many crabeater seals together as they live almost their entire lives on and amongst floating ice. For this reason also, it is difficult to estimate their numbers, but by 2000 there...
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Male northern elephant seals are the second largest of all the pinnipeds (after the southern elephant seal). They were once at risk of becoming extinct, but happily their numbers are now much healthier. ... Distribution; Northern elephant seals are restricted to the north east Pacific Ocean. They dive repeatedly for food...
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