Northern elephant seal

Northern elephant seal

Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Species : Mirounga angustirostris

The Northern elephant seal is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the northern elephant seal

Mirounga angustirostrisGill, 1866 The Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Southern Elephant Seal). (Full text)

Northern Elephant Seal Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Gill, 1866 The Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris is one of t. (Full text)

Northern Elephant Seal Skull - The northern elephant seal is the largest pinneped in North America with males weighing up to 2,200 lbs. (Full text)

The Northern elephant seal is protected in Mexico and the USA. (Full text)

California sea lions and northern elephant seals are two examples of pinnipeds. (Full text)

Northern elephant seals are one of four species of seals that have an epidermal molt. (Full text)

The male northern elephant seal is larger than the female and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds. (Full text)

How many Northern elephant seals are there? (Full text)

Certainly the Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris, is large enough to play the part. (Full text)

Size: The northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris, is the largest pinniped in the Northern Hemisphere. (Full text)

For instance, although the reproductive success of male elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) is directly related to social status, which is determined by means of intermale aggression, some low-status males also (Full text)

The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is the largest and second most abundant pinniped in the sanctuary. (Full text)

Diet and Diving: Northern Elephant Seals are carnivores (meat-eaters) who dive to great depths to find food. (Full text)

Printouts The Northern Elephant Seal is a huge seal that lives in the Pacific Ocean (above 30 degrees North latitude). (Full text)

Northern elephant seals are in the family Phocidae. (Full text)

The northern elephant seal is the only mammal known to make two long distance migrations in a year. (Full text)

The northern elephant seal is named for its size and the trunk-like snout of mature bull males. (Full text)

Since all of the current 127,000 northern elephant seals are decendents of the same 20-100, they are all genetically similar (they are all brothers and sisters). (Full text)

Northern elephant seals are also in the habit of holding their breaths for as long as 25 minutes while hauled out. (Full text)

The Northern Elephant Seal is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Southern Elephant Seal). (Full text)

Northern Elephant seals are the largest in size of all pinnipeds of the world. (Full text)

RANGE/HABITAT: Northern elephant seals are found in the North Pacific, from Baja California, Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands. (Full text)

The northern elephant seal is the second largest seal in the world, after the southern elephant seal. (Full text)

The Northern Elephant Seal is from the order Carnivora. (Full text)

Northern elephant seals are found in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. (Full text)

· The northern elephant seal is the second largest seal in the world—only the southern elephant seal is larger. (Full text)