Southern elephant seal, juvenile, Mirounga leonina, #26354

Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean, Mirounga leonina, natural history stock photograph, photo id 26354
Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean

Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Location: Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean
Image ID: 26354
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, british antarctic territory, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, coronation island, leonina, mammal, mammalia, mirounga, mirounga leonina, oceans, phocidae, pinniped, shingle cove, south orkney islands, southern elephant seal, southern ocean, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
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