Mirounga leonina - #796
Southern Elephant Seal
Side view of female
Geographic Distribution
Circumpolar mainly in the subantarctic zone, including Antarctica, Macquarie, Kerguelen, S Georgia Isls, and Argentina (Peninsula Valdez). Vagrant populations recorded at Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Oman, Uruguay.
Order/Family
Phocidae
Genus
Mirounga
Specific Epithet
leonina
Image Location
Chubut Province, Argentina
Image Date
1981
Photographer
C E Chehebar