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There are currently two described elephant seal species: the northern elephant seal and the southern elephant seal. These are some of the largest living seals! Learn more elephant seal facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Genus - Mirounga
Range: North Eastern Pacific and southern Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans
Habitat: open sea, sometimes on sandy beaches
Size: males are 4,400 to 6,600 pounds (2000-3000 kg) at full weight, up to 15 feet (4.5 m); females are 1,500 to 2,000 pounds (700-900 kg) up to 10 feet (3 m)
Diet: fish, squid, sometimes crustaceans
Threats: orcas, great white sharks, leopard seals, sea lions, humans, etc.
Lifespan: 10-20 years

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Elephant Seal SIZE 0:00
Elephant Seal HABITAT 1:04
Elephant Seal BABIES 1:51
Elephant Seal LIFE CYCLE 2:40
Elephant Seal FIGHT 3:09
Elephant Seal THREATS 3:59
Elephant Seal EXTINCT?! 4:33
Elephant Seal BEHAVIOR 5:19
Thanks! 5:59
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Image and Video Credits:
Joshua Holko - https://vimeo.com/117557676
Tez Stair - https://vimeo.com/17038228
Sherry Copley - https://vimeo.com/192463620
docentjoyce - https://flickr.com/photos/docentjoyce...
Don Henise - https://flickr.com/photos/kiskadee_3/... ; https://flickr.com/photos/kiskadee_3/...
Jeremy Thompson - https://flickr.com/photos/rollercoast... ; https://flickr.com/photos/rollercoast...
Alan Trotter - https://flickr.com/photos/alantrotter... ; https://flickr.com/photos/rollercoast... ; https://flickr.com/photos/alantrotter... ; https://flickr.com/photos/alantrotter...
Pascal Vagner -    • Éléphant-de-mer austral (Mirounga leonina)...  

Research Credits:
https://itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/Si...
https://books.google.com/books?id=QBw...
https://books.google.com/books?id=2rk...
https://books.google.com/books?id=j-J...
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/species/1...
https://www.sdnhm.org/oceanoasis/fiel...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
https://marinemammalscience.org/facts...
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/specie...

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