Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas, Mirounga angustirostris

A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, USA, Mirounga angustirostris, natural history stock photograph, photo id 35132
A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, USA

Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 35132
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, creature, elefante marino, elephant seal, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, nature, ocean, pacific, pacific ocean, phocidae, pinniped, sea, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate
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