VulnerableSouthern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina
13 countries20 parks4 dive sites
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of elephant seal, in the family Phocidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 16 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is the largest pinniped in the world, with bulls of up to 4 tonnes.
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A single dominant bull can monopolise mating with hundreds of females on one beach.
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It feeds on dives that can exceed 1,000-2,000 metres.
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It makes one of the longest known migrations of any mammal, covering more than 20,000 km there and back every year in search of food.
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It feeds on deep-water fish and squid, taken on extremely deep dives.
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It lives on the coasts of the eastern Pacific, mainly California and Baja California.
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