Elephant Seal Pictures

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This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, USA, Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

Elephant seal
This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, USA, Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

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Date:	21 Jan 2006
Location:	San Simeon California USA
Credit:	Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com
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