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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
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
Crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. Crabeater seal...
Crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. Crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula MORE INFO Crabeater seals often exhibit spiral scarring on their bodies, most likely from attacks by leopard seals, or more rarely, killer whales These seals also often have red stains around their mouths from eating krill The crabeater seal, at a population of 15 to 75 millio
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
HARP SEAL pagophilus groenlandicus, PUP CALLING FOR MOTHER ON ICE FIELD, MAGDALENA ISLAND IN 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
Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) snarling San Simeon State Beach, Cambria, California
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
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina, young resting on washed up seaweed, high tide, North Sea, Duene, Heligoland, Schleswig Holstein, ...
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina, young resting on washed up seaweed, high tide, North Sea, Duene, Heligoland, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Europe
Grey seal mother, halichoerus grypus, getting in contact with newborn by touching with fin Donna Nook, Lincolnshire Coast, En...
Grey seal mother, halichoerus grypus, getting in contact with newborn by touching with fin Donna Nook, Lincolnshire Coast, England, UK
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore filming the Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx, which is the second largest species...
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore filming the Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx, which is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, and is near the top of the Antarctic food chain It can live twent
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore and his wife Kathy kayaking with a leopard seal near Danco Island, Antarctica T...
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore and his wife Kathy kayaking with a leopard seal near Danco Island, Antarctica The Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, an
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
Young Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus lolling on a beach, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
Atlantic Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus pup rolling around on the beach at Helgoland Island, North Sea, Lower Saxony, Germany, ...
Atlantic Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus pup rolling around on the beach at Helgoland Island, North Sea, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
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
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
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus, female with young which is some weeks old and starting to change coat
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The leopard seal is the second la...
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The leopard seal is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, and is near the top of the Antarctic food chain It can
New zealand fur seal - Arctocephalus forsteri - colony at Shag point, South Island, New Zealand
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
Adult female leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floe in Kayak Cove on Brabant Island near the Antarctic Peninsu...
Adult female leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floe in Kayak Cove on Brabant Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean. Adult female leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floe in Kayak Cove on Brabant Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The leopard seal is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, and is second only to the Orca as apex predator, feeding on other seals as well as penguins an
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
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus, female, Schleswig_Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park, North Sea, Schleswig_Holstein, Germa...
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus, female, Schleswig_Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park, North Sea, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
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
Bearded Seal or Square Flipper Seal Erignathus barbatus on an ice floe, Spitsbergen, Norway
Harp seal pup yellowcoat 0 to 3 days old on ice Phoca groenlandicus Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada
Portrait of Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) pup on sea ice, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March 2012
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
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
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
Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi, Midway Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Isands, Hawaii, United States of America
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,
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Crabeater seal Lobodon c...
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica MORE INFO Crabeater seals often exhibit spiral scarring on their bodies, most likely from attacks by leopard seals, or more rarely, killer whales These seals also often have red stains around their mouths from eating krill The crabeater seal, at a population of 15 to 75 million is perhaps the sec
Close up of a Male Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina, St Andrews Bay, 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
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
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx with Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer at Brown Bluff on the Antarct...
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx with Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
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
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina, Schleswig_Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park, North Sea, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
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
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus on a beach in dune grass, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
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
N Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) Female & 3 Babies, San Nicholas Is, CA, California
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
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
Grey Seals Halichoerus grypus, mother with pup, Heligoland, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
Friendly southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina weaner pup close up on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus and Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina, young animals, resting on the beach at high tide, North Sea, Due...
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus and Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina, young animals, resting on the beach at high tide, North Sea, Duene, Heligoland, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Europe
Tourist watching harp seal pup on ice Phoca groenlandicus Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus, on the beach of the island of Heligoland, Helgoland, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
HARP SEAL pagophilus groenlandicus, MOTHER AND PUP ON ICE FIELD, MAGDALENA ISLAND IN CANADA
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
New zealand fur seal - Arctocephalus forsteri - colony at Shag point, South Island, New Zealand
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus, on the beach of the island of Heligoland, Helgoland, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
Grey seal mother, halichoerus grypus, and newborn pub sniffing each other by Donna Nook, Lincolnshire Coast, England, UK
Harp seal pup white coat 4 to 14 days old on ice Phoca groenlandicus Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada
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
Female Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Subantarctic, 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
White harp seal baby Saddleback seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus , not older then 12 days, on the ice floe of Gulf of St. Lawre...
White harp seal baby Saddleback seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus , not older then 12 days, on the ice floe of Gulf of St. Lawrence, of Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada.
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
Portrait of Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) pup on sea ice, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March 2012
HARP SEAL pagophilus groenlandicus, PUP CALLING FOR MOTHER ON ICEFIELD, MAGDALENA ISLAND IN CANADA
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx at Coronation Island in the South Orkney Island Group, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The leop...
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx at Coronation Island in the South Orkney Island Group, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The leopard seal is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, and is near the top of the Anta
Adult bearded seal Erignathus barbatus swimming amongst the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway MORE INFO Bearded seals a...
Adult bearded seal Erignathus barbatus swimming amongst the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway MORE INFO Bearded seals are the primary food source for the polar bear Ursus maritimus It feeds primarily on clams, squid, and fish along the bottom
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
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 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 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
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
Seals Phoca vitulina rest on sand bank in the Wadden Sea, North Sea, UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Park Wadden Sea, Lo...
Seals Phoca vitulina rest on sand bank in the Wadden Sea, North Sea, UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Park Wadden Sea, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
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 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
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus resting on the beach of the island of Heligoland, Helgoland, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus, Schleswig_Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park, North Sea, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Euro...
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus, Schleswig_Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park, North Sea, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe
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
Male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) mouths the camera lens, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK. North East Altantic Ocean. July
Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus bull in a sandstorm, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
Southern elephant seal bull Mirounga leonina challenging for territory at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean
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
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Crabeater seal Lobodon c...
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica MORE INFO Crabeater seals often exhibit spiral scarring on their bodies, most likely from attacks by leopard seals, or more rarely, killer whales These seals also often have red stains around their mouths from eating krill The crabeater seal, at a population of 15 to 75 million is perhaps the sec
Harp Seal, pagophilus groenlandicus, Adult standing on Ice Floe, Magdalena Island in Canada
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula MORE INFO Crabeater seals often exhib...
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula MORE INFO Crabeater seals often exhibit spiral scarring on their bodies, most likely from attacks by leopard seals, or more rarely, killer whales These seals also of
Female Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) touching noses with her pup, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, Ma...
Female Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) touching noses with her pup, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March 2012
A mother and newborn pup leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floes on the western side of the Antarctic peninsul...
A mother and newborn pup leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floes on the western side of the Antarctic peninsula, southern ocean This is the only pinniped known to have attacked and killed a human snorkeler in 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 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
Crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. Crabeater seal...
Crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. Crabeater seals Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula MORE INFO Crabeater seals often exhibit spiral scarring on their bodies, most likely from attacks by leopard seals, or more rarely, killer whales These seals also often have red stains around their mouths from eating krill The crabeater seal, at a population of 15 to 75 millio
Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) swimming beneath the surface, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK. July 2010
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floe note the fresh wound on the right side of body at Dorian Bay near...
Adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out on ice floe note the fresh wound on the right side of body at Dorian Bay near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
An adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out and resting among the icebergs in the Ererra Channel near the west Coast o...
An adult leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx hauled out and resting among the icebergs in the Ererra Channel near the west Coast of the Antarctic peninsula, southern ocean This seal is the only pinniped known to have attacked and killed a human being in Antar
Adult female leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx stalking juvenile Adélie penguins at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, S...
Adult female leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx stalking juvenile Adélie penguins at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean. Adult female leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx stalking juvenile Adélie penguins at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The leopard seal is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, and is near the top of the Antarctic food chain It can live twenty-six years, possibly more Orcas are t
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,
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup interacting with curious king penguin at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in ...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup interacting with curious king penguin at Gold Harbour on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga hauled out on ice in and around the Antarctic Peninsula
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