Species group · Mammals
Elephant Seals
WAnimals has 2 species of elephant seal, all in the family Phocidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 16 countries
- 24 parks
- Weight
- 350 kg – 3.7 t
- Length
- 2.5 m – 5.8 m
- Lifespan
- 15 – 22 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of elephant seals on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 16 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Bahía del Almirantazgo1 species
- Cabo Shirreff1 species
- Channel Islands1 species
- El Vizcaino1 species
- Georgias del Sur (Grytviken y bahía de San Andrés)1 species
- Isla Ave (Bird Island), Georgias del Sur1 species
- Isla Avian1 species
- Isla Bouvet1 species
- Isla Decepcion1 species
- Isla Elefante1 species
- Isla Guadalupe1 species
- Isla Macquarie1 species
- Catalina Island (Casino Point)diving
- Channel Islands National Parkdiving
- Isla Decepcióndiving
- Isla Guadalupe (gran tiburón blanco)diving
- Islas Coronadodiving
- Islas Georgias del Surdiving
Did you know…
It is the largest pinniped in the world, with bulls of up to 4 tonnes.
A single dominant bull can monopolise mating with hundreds of females on one beach.
It feeds on dives that can exceed 1,000-2,000 metres.
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.
It feeds on deep-water fish and squid, taken on extremely deep dives.
It lives on the coasts of the eastern Pacific, mainly California and Baja California.