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.
Southern Elephant Seal, Gold Harbour, South Georgia
The largest of all seal species, the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is found in chilly Antarctic and Subantarctic waters. The male seals dive as deep as 1,430 meters (over 4,600 feet) and stay at depth for up to two hours.
Animals of South Georgia: An Overview of South Georgia’s Wildlife
The island is home to an abundance of wildlife – including over 7 million penguins, millions of breeding birds, and over 50 per cent of the world’s population of Southern elephant seals. South Georgia is also home to seven of the thirty species currently listed under the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels (ACAP) .
Southern Elephant Seal - Pinnipeds
The Southern elephant seal is circumpolar in distribution, being found on most of the subantarctic islands, including the Falkland islands, Gough, Marion and Prince Edward islands to the south of S. Africa and the Macquarie and Auckland islands to the south of New Zealand.
Southern Elephant Seals - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
The largest concentration of southern elephant seals is found on the subantarctic island of South Georgia, where over half of the world’s population congregates.
Sealing - Friends of South Georgia
Thus began a brutal period of South Georgia’s history – the human exploitation of two of its marine mammal species, the Antarctic Fur Seal and the Southern Elephant Seal. The sealing industry first targeted the Fur Seals.
Southern Elephant Seals: Ultimate Guide for Photographers
Sep 15, 2020 · Two southern elephant seals facing off at Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island. The male southern elephant seal has a large proboscis or snout which, resembling an elephant's trunk, is what gives this unusual mammal its name.
South Georgia IMMA - Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
Adult southern elephant seals return to land in summer (Jan – Feb) to moult for around one month (Carrick et al. 1962). Old skin and hair are replaced in a concentrated period during which elephant seals remain on land to avoid the cold water.
South Georgia Island - Seals and Shackleton - Travel2Next
Aug 17, 2015 · Elephant Island After a harrowing journey, the crew reached Elephant Island, where they holed up for four months while Shackleton and a handful of men set out in an open lifeboat for South Georgia to find help.
Southern Elephant Seal
Of the 600,000 southern elephant seals alive today, over half spend September through November mating on the shores of South Georgia Island. After 11 months of pregnancy, females spend these three months giving birth and weaning their pup.
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