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2. Elephant seal - Wikipedia

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   Elephant seals spend the majority of their life (90%) underwater in search of food, and can cover 100 kilometres (60 miles) a day when they head out to sea. [11] When elephant seals are born, they can weigh up to 36 kilograms (79 pounds) and reach lengths up to 122 cm (4 ft 0 in). [ 11 ]

3. Northern elephant seal - Wikipedia

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   The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals ). Elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis , which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises ...

4. Southern elephant seal - Wikipedia

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   A southern elephant seal's eyes are large, round, and black. The width of the eyes, and a high concentration of low-light pigments, suggest sight plays an important role in the capture of prey. Like all seals, elephant seals have hind limbs whose ends form the tail and tail fin. Each of the "feet" can deploy five long, webbed fingers.

5. Elephant Trunks: A Unique Adaptation for Feeding, Sensing ...

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   An elephant’s trunk serves a lot of important purposes: eating, drinking, and communication are some of the most common uses for trunks. However, trunks are thought to have adapted in response ...

6. Elephant seals are leaving California beaches. Where ... - AOL

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   Females feed in the open ocean, where there’s enough food to meet their needs with fewer predators. ... Elephant seals can reach over 13 feet in length and can weigh 4,400 pounds, or 2.2 tons ...

7. California elephant seal pup swam 5,000 miles to Alaska and ...

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   Cal Poly researchers tag 10 seal pups to examine migration habits. Elephant seals are migratory, with the adults swimming north along the coastline as far as Alaska and out into the northern ...

8. Differential fitness - Wikipedia

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   A 2014 study found that southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) females had a lower fitness due to behavioral changes attributed to climate change. They spent more time looking for food than eating, and simulations based on this behavioral shift pointed to reduced populations due to malnourished seal pups. [6]

9. Pinniped - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals Pinnipeds Temporal range: Latest Oligocene – Holocene, 24–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Clockwise from top left: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), walrus ...