Elephant seal - Wikipedia
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. They can weigh up to ...
Elephant seal | Marine, Pinniped, Migration | Britannica
2024年9月27日 · 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 sub-Antarctic regions.
Elephant Seal Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature - PBS
2022年1月21日 · 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...
Northern Elephant Seal - NOAA Fisheries
2022年4月19日 · 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.
Live View | Friends of the Elephant Seal
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Elephant Seal - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
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.
Southern elephant seal - Wikipedia
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 - National Geographic
There are two species of elephant seals, the northern and southern. Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) can be found in California and Baja California, though they prefer to...
Elephant Seal - Facts, Diet & Habitat Information - Animal Corner
Elephant seals presumably feed in deep water and eat squid, and fish, including small sharks and rays. They can fast as long as 3 months. The elephant seal is a powerful swimmer and well adapted to an aquatic life. The seals may be solitary at sea, but become very social on the beach.
Northern elephant seal - Wikipedia
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).