Close-up of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonine) with its mouth open, South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Islands, Antarctica - stock photo

Elephant seals take their name from the large proboscis of the adult males (bulls) which resembles an elephants trunk. The bulls proboscis is used in producing extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. An Elephant Seal reach a length of 16 ft (5 m) and a weight of 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) and is much larger than cows, which typically measure about 10 ft (3 m) and 1,900 lb (900 kg). Elephant seals dive to 1550 m beneath the oceans surface and they spend upwards of 80 percent of their lives in the ocean.
Elephant seals take their name from the large proboscis of the adult males (bulls) which resembles an elephants trunk. The bulls proboscis is used in producing extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. An Elephant Seal reach a length of 16 ft (5 m) and a weight of 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) and is much larger than cows, which typically measure about 10 ft (3 m) and 1,900 lb (900 kg). Elephant seals dive to 1550 m beneath the oceans surface and they spend upwards of 80 percent of their lives in the ocean.
Close-up of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonine) with its mouth open, South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Islands, Antarctica
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