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Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
45.7684, -123.961
Field Notes
Description:
These are large, sea-going seals. Adult males can grow to 4 m (14 feet) in length and weigh 2300 kg (5000 pounds). Females grow to 3 m (11 ft) and 640 kg (1,400 pounds).
Habitat:
Ocean going seal that hauls out on beaches.
Notes:
This young elephant seal had hauled out here to moult. We walked around the beach and took a wide circle around this seal to keep from disturbing him.
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