Average Litter Size 1 Lifestyle Herd Favorite Food Fish Type Mammal Slogan The largest species of seal in the world! Elephant Seal Physical Characteristics Color Brown Grey Black Tan Skin Type Fur Top Speed 12 mph Lifespan 18 - 22 years Weight 900kg - 3,000kg (2,000lbs - 6,000lbs) Le...
Southern elephant seal mating occurs during the last few days of the nursing period, and pups are abruptly weaned off their mother’s milk when the mother heads back to sea. By this time, pups have quadrupled their weight to approximately 120 kg (265 pounds). Pups lose about a third of ...
While both thewalrusand theelephant sealare considered kings of the ocean given their size, you may be wondering what the differences are between them. When it comes to comparing a walrus vs elephant seal, their unique appearances and size differences often make it obvious which one is which. ...
Northern Elephant Seal Fact File Size: The male seal measures 4-5m long and can weigh up to 3,700kg (though a weight up to 2,300kg is more regularly observed). Females are much smaller and can measure from 2.5 to 3.6m in length. They can weigh up to 900kg Distribution: This specie...
THERE were recently killed in South Georgia twenty elephant seals, for special examination as to production of oil and meat and bone meal. By the courtesy of Messrs. Christian Salvesen and Co., of Leith, I am able to publish the following figures relating to the experiment....
One of the largest carnivores (食肉动物) is the southern elephant seal. It can reach 7 metres in length and weigh 5,000kg! That's five times heavier than a polar bear! Much of its weight is from huge layers of fat, which are needed to keep it warm. Its habitat is the southern par...
The Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) has the unfortunate distinction of being the fattest mammal in the carnivore family. But with an average size of 880 to 1,980 pounds (400 to 900 kg), nobody is making fun of this strange-looking animal, at least not to its odd face. And...
Animals were captured using a canvas head-bag and were anesthetized with a 1:1 combination of Tiletamine and Zolazepam (Zoletil 100) injected intravenously (~3 mL injected depending on the estimated weight and size of the animal) (McMahon et al., 2000, Field et al., 2002). Once ...
Benthic diving on the shallow mid-shelf would be a resource partitioning strategy advantageous for young males prior to greater energetic demands of a high growth rate and a large body size. Later in life, the more predictable, bathymetry-forced, shelf-break front may offer the food resources ...
full size table fig. 4 partitioning of ingested energy among work costs (grey tones) and production (warm tones) in foraging elephant seals ( mirounga angustirostris ). absolute costs for each seal are shown in the white panels ( a ), while proportions of total costs are averaged across the...