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South American Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

Description:

Female elephant seals in Argentina in Peninsula Valdes

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4 Comments

erikpettinari
erikpettinari 12 years ago

wow...fantastic!!!!!!

galewhale..Gale
galewhale..Gale 12 years ago

The females are much handsomer!

LisaGrant
LisaGrant 12 years ago

Yes, the males have the males that have the proboscis - sadly we didn't get to see any males on our trip.

galewhale..Gale
galewhale..Gale 12 years ago

It is the males that have the huge proboscis right?

LisaGrant
Spotted by
LisaGrant

Chubut, Argentina

Spotted on Jan 6, 2011
Submitted on May 15, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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