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Southern elephant seal
Adult weight : 1400 kg (3080 lbs)
Female maturity :1059 days
Male maturity : 1825 days
Gestation : 220 days
Weaning : 21 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 42.5 kg (93.5 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 124.5 kg (273.9 lbs)
Southern elephant seal
Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Species : Mirounga leonina
The South atlantic elephant-seal, southern 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
Namings for the southern elephant seal
A young / baby of a southern elephant seal is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A southern elephant seal group is called a 'pod, colony, crash, flock, harem, bob, herd, rookery, team or hurd'.Countries
Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bouvet Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, New Zealand, Saint Helena, South Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Facts about the southern elephant seal
Mirounga leoninaLinnaeus, 1758 The Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). (Full text)
Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina 1758 The Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina is one of two sealss". (Full text)
Southern Elephant Seals are found throughout the Sub-Antarctic regions, coming ashore to breed in the summer but wintering at sea. (Full text)
The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is the only pinniped that grows larger. (Full text)
The Southern elephant seal is also referred to as the Southern sea elephant. (Full text)
The Southern Elephant Seal is somewhat the bigger of the two. (Full text)
The Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). (Full text)
Inhabitants of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands, Southern Elephant seals, are named for their massive size and for the (Full text)
Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) is found along the coast of California and northern Mexico. (Full text)
The Southern Elephant Seal is blue-grey and has an extensive moulting period in which considerable patches of hair and skin are shed. (Full text)
Southern Elephant seals are the largest species (Full text)
Southern elephant seals are coloured rusty grey-brown and are covered with thick blubber. (Full text)
Other descriptions of Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seal space for image Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Pinnipedia Family: Phocidae Genus: Mirounga Species: leonina Binomial name Mirounga leonina Linnaeus, 1758 The Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). (Full text)
Distribution and Habitat The southern elephant seal is circumpolar in the southern (Full text)
Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina Southern elephant seals are the largest of all seals with males reaching 4 - 5 m in length and 2 200 kg in weight. (Full text)
Distribution and Numbers The Southern elephant seal is the largest of the pinnipeds (Full text)
Southern elephant seals are known to dive as deep as 2,000m for as long as 2 hours. (Full text)
The elephant seals get their name from their great size (the Southern Elephant Seal is the larger of the two species) and the fact that the adult males have a large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. (Full text)
The Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) is a marine mammal that is perfectly adapted to aquatic life. (Full text)
Southern elephant seals are known to travel great distances from their breeding beaches. (Full text)
1. Mirounga, genus Mirounga -- (elephant seals)Mirounga
genus Mirounga
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