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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) yearling calling, Tucker Cove, Campbell Island, sub-Antarctica New Zealand





King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and Southern Elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on the beach, St. Andrews Bay, South G...
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and Southern Elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on the beach, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Is...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bulls fighting for access to females, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island





Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) and two Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at the coast, South Georgia Island, Sout...
Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) and two Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at the coast, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull resting, Leith Harbor, South Georgia Island





Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina being challenged by another bull for the right to mate at Gold Harbour, South Ge...
Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina being challenged by another bull for the right to mate at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern ...
Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Male pups begin m





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) male attempting to mate with female, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands





Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) group on kelp blade with hoods extended as they feed in the ocean current, Vancouver Island,...
Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) group on kelp blade with hoods extended as they feed in the ocean current, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada





Young adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina close up at breeding site at Moltke Harbor on South Georgia Island i...
Young adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina close up at breeding site at Moltke Harbor on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina, Reserva Natural, reserve, seal, Turistica, Punta Delgado, preserve, Peninsul





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups on beach, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands





Recently weaned elephant seal pups Mirounga leonina in shallow water at the abandoned Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgi...
Recently weaned elephant seal pups Mirounga leonina in shallow water at the abandoned Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) weaner pup calling, Wirik Bay, South Georgia Island





Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) group and Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) on beach, Macquarie Island, Australia





South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia, Cumberland Bay, Grytviken. Southern Elephant Seal which take thi...
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia, Cumberland Bay, Grytviken. Southern Elephant Seal which take thier names from the proboscis of the adult males which resembles an elephants trunk.





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) sub-adult males fighting for dominance, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) males fighting for dominance, Macquarie Island, Australia





Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern ...
Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Male pups begin m





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina weaner pups sleeping on the beach at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Sout...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina weaner pups sleeping on the beach at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Bull elephant seals compete fierc





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina weaner pup with molting king penguins on the beach at Gold Harbour on South Georgia I...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina weaner pup with molting king penguins on the beach at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Female Southern Elephant Seal At St. Andrew's Bay on South Georgia Island. A female Southern Elephant seal relaxes in the gla...
Female Southern Elephant Seal At St. Andrew's Bay on South Georgia Island. A female Southern Elephant seal relaxes in the glacial water at St. Andrew's Bay on South Georgia Island. Southern Elephant seals can catch prey on dives up to several thousand feet deep, and lasting up to two hours.





Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions





Adult southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina catastrophic molting on the beach at South Georgia in the Southern Ocean MORE ...
Adult southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina catastrophic molting on the beach at South Georgia in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull displaying to show dominance, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Is...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Ant...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica This species is the largest pinniped in the world, with males attaining lengths of 6 5 m and a weight of 3,700 kg A rema





southern elephant seal mirounga leonina two males fighting falkland islands, south atlantic





Head shot of a southern elephant seal resting in the grass ready to sleep, Mirounga leonina.





Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) in shallow water with a colony of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in the ba...
Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) in shallow water with a colony of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in the background, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands





Battle-scarred adult ´beachmaster´ bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina bellowing to challenger bull at breeding site...
Battle-scarred adult ´beachmaster´ bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina bellowing to challenger bull at breeding site at Peggotty Bluff in King Haakon Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





A Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina male swimming, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America





Two female Southern elephant seal Sea elephant Mirounga leonina, Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions





South Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, South Georgia, Southern elephant seal with king penguins ...
South Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, South Georgia, Southern elephant seal with king penguins colony in background





Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina with caterpillar prey Khao Yai National Park Thailand





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull emerging from surf, Trollhul, South Georgia Island





Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) beachmaster with wounds, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) resting head on tussock grass, South Georgia Island





Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur...
Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur, Antarctica This species is the largest pinniped in the world, with males attaining lengths of 6 5 m and a weight of 3,700 kg A





Battle-scarred adult bull southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina fighting in the sea at breeding site at Peggotty Bluff in ...
Battle-scarred adult bull southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina fighting in the sea at breeding site at Peggotty Bluff in King Haakon Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull swimming, Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island





Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups fighting on the beach, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia





South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens and Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina Res. Nat. Turistica Punta Delgad





Close-up of a Southern Elephant seal pup (Mirounga leonina), South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) males competing for access to females, Falkland Islands





Views of Grytviken Swedish for ´Pot Cove´ on South Georgia in the South Atlantic MORE INFO It was so named by a 1902 Swedish ...
Views of Grytviken Swedish for ´Pot Cove´ on South Georgia in the South Atlantic MORE INFO It was so named by a 1902 Swedish surveyor who found old English try pots used to render seal oil at the site The settlement at Grytviken was established on Novem





Close up of a Male Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island





A male and female Southern Elephant Seal at Gold Harbour. Males are twice the length of females and up to four times heavier ...
A male and female Southern Elephant Seal at Gold Harbour. Males are twice the length of females and up to four times heavier which represents the greatest difference of all mammals between the sexes.





Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island in the Sou...
Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,





Main facade of the gothic cathedral (13th century). Santa María Square. Burgos. Castilla-León. Spain





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup lips being probed by a brown skua Catharacta lonnbergi for left over milk from nu...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup lips being probed by a brown skua Catharacta lonnbergi for left over milk from nursing at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Bull southern elephant seal Mirou...
Bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Bull elephant seals compete fiercely for breeding right





Young female Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) alert and roaring, head raised and mouth open, on beach in meadow, fal...
Young female Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) alert and roaring, head raised and mouth open, on beach in meadow, fall evening, Cooper Bay, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergance, South Georgia Island





Two male Southern Elephant Seals rear up, booming and roaring, ready to fight over females or territory. These seals are the ...
Two male Southern Elephant Seals rear up, booming and roaring, ready to fight over females or territory. These seals are the largest in the world with males weighing up to 4 tons.





Young Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina hauled out at the abandonded whaling station at Grytviken on the island of Sout...
Young Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina hauled out at the abandonded whaling station at Grytviken on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean





FEMALE SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS (Mirounga leonina) at CALETA VALDEZ - VALDEZ PENINSULA, ARGENTINA





Southern elephant seal bulls subadult males (Mirounga leonina) fighting in sea for fun and exercise beneath rock cliffs, fall...
Southern elephant seal bulls subadult males (Mirounga leonina) fighting in sea for fun and exercise beneath rock cliffs, fall, Gold Harbour, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergance, South Georgia Island





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Bull elephant seals compete fierc





Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina fleeing from another male challenger at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Isla...
Adult bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina fleeing from another male challenger at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina, showing aggression, on shoreline, South Georgia Island.





Bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Bull southern elephant seal Mirou...
Bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Bull elephant seals compete fiercely for breeding right





Friendly southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina weaner pup close up on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica





Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina, Reserva Natural, reserve, seal, Turistica, Punta Delgado, preserve, Peninsul





Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions





South Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, South Georgia, Southern elephant seal roaring





Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull with skua, Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions





Two Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina on the roadside Khao Yai National Park Thailand





Southern elephant seal Mirouanga leonina bulls basking on the beach, Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctic Australia





Dead southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup being eaten by an Antarctic skua on South Georgia Island in the Southern Oce...
Dead southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup being eaten by an Antarctic skua on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Dead southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup being eaten by an Antarctic skua on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals





A male Southern Elephant Seal puts on a display to attract females. Their small trunk-like protrusions are the reason for the...
A male Southern Elephant Seal puts on a display to attract females. Their small trunk-like protrusions are the reason for their name.





Female Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Subantarctic, Antarctica





Newborn southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Gr...
Newborn southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica Newborns exhibit a dark brown ´lanugo´ coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat





Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina being challenged by another bull during mating at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, S...
Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina being challenged by another bull during mating at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctic...
Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica





Views of Grytviken Swedish for ´Pot Cove´ on South Georgia in the South Atlantic MORE INFO It was so named by a 1902 Swedish ...
Views of Grytviken Swedish for ´Pot Cove´ on South Georgia in the South Atlantic MORE INFO It was so named by a 1902 Swedish surveyor who found old English try pots used to render seal oil at the site The settlement at Grytviken was established on Novem





Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctic...
Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica





Southern elephant seal bulls Mirounga leonina challenging each other for territory at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atla...
Southern elephant seal bulls Mirounga leonina challenging each other for territory at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull resting on sandy beach, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island





Adult beachmaster bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina holding female down with his weight at breeding site at Moltke...
Adult beachmaster bull southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina holding female down with his weight at breeding site at Moltke Harbor on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions





Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern ...
Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Male pups begin m





Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina physically retaining female by force to mate at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Sou...
Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina physically retaining female by force to mate at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





Antarctic Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) with bloody head from eating carcass of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leoni...
Antarctic Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) with bloody head from eating carcass of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island





Newborn southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Gr...
Newborn southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica Newborns exhibit a dark brown ´lanugo´ coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pair copulating on beach, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island





Falkland Islands, Sea Lion Island. Tussac bird approaching a male elephant seal hauled out on the beach.





Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina challenging for territory at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





Colony of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with Elephant seals, Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Isl...
Colony of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with Elephant seals, Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Is...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull mating with female on beach outside harem, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Isla...
Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull mating with female on beach outside harem, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island





Recently weaned elephant seal pups Mirounga leonina in shallow water at the abandoned Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgi...
Recently weaned elephant seal pups Mirounga leonina in shallow water at the abandoned Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean





southern elephant seal mirounga leonina female and pup resting in surf, falkland islands. february.





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull stretching, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands





Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups fighting on the beach, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina bull holding adult female in the surf to mate with her at Gold Harbour on South Georg...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina bull holding adult female in the surf to mate with her at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull coming ashore to molt, Perseverance Harbour, Campbell Island, New Zealand





Newborn southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Gr...
Newborn southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica Newborns exhibit a dark brown ´lanugo´ coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat





Golden marmoset or lion tamarin, Leontipithecus rosalia. Endangered. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodd...
Golden marmoset or lion tamarin, Leontipithecus rosalia. Endangered. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany" 1812. Most of the 1,064 illustrations of animals, birds, insects, crustaceans, fishes, marine life and microscopic creatures for the Naturalist's Miscellany were drawn by George Shaw, Frederick Nodder and Richard Nodder, and engraved and published by the Nodder famil





Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, fat and docile weaners stay together for company and reassurance, St. Andrews...
Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, fat and docile weaners stay together for company and reassurance, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island





southern elephant seal mirounga leonina bulls fighting bay of isles south georgia antarctica.





Antarctica Adelie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae and young on nesting ground on rock with Elephant seal Mirounga leonina

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