Mirounga leonina - #3301
Southern Elephant Seal
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
UK, South Georgia
Image Date
8-Nov-07
Photographer
LL Master