One of the 2 elephant seals on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Phocidae
Mirounga angustirostris
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It shows one of the most extreme cases of sexual dimorphism among mammals, with males that can weigh more than five times as much as females.
Weight
400 kg – 2.3 t
Size
2.5 m – 5 m
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Wikipedia (Northern elephant seal); NOAA Fisheries; PMC (lifetime reproductive success study); Animal Diversity Web
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