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Elephant seal

Mirounga angustirostris

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Description:

Not the most graceful of pinnipeds, this bull asserts his dominance over a cow on the elephant seal breeding grounds of San Simeon, California.

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California Native Mammals
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PublishedMay 30, 2013

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