An young elephant seal is fed by its mother on the beaches of Punta Ninfas.

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Elephant Seal. It owes its common name not only to its enormous size, but to the presence in adult males of a proboscis hanging above the mouth, and can be inflated with a bag over his snout. This short trunk measuring about 30 cm, is used to fight or threaten other males during the breeding season. It has a strong sexual dimorphism, and that adult males can grow to over m in length and a weight of between 2,200 and 4,000 kg, although there have been examples of more than 6 meters and more than 6,000 kg . The female is much smaller, not exceeding m and 900 kg.

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Size: 5410px × 3590px
Location: Punta Ninfas, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina
Photo credit: © Nacho Calonge / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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