elephant seal
noun
: either of two very large seals (genus Mirounga of the family Phocidae) characterized by a long inflatable proboscis:
a
: one (M. angustirostris) found in Pacific coastal waters from southeastern Alaska to Baja California
b
: one (M. leonina) found in coastal waters of subantarctic islands and Patagonia
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Once swallowing well, the elephant seal patients are ready to start feeding in the pool.
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Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The leopard seal, sometimes referred to as a sea leopard, is the second-largest species of seal in the Antarctic, behind the southern elephant seal.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
For backpackers, that engineering abdication has been a boon, leading to a 25-mile span of undeveloped beachfront where black bears roam, elephant seals cavort, and tides lash against cliffs and coves with might.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2024
Around 17,400 elephant seal pups died from bird flu in Argentina in 2023, and at least 24,000 sea lions died in South America the same year.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The leopard seal, sometimes referred to as a sea leopard, is the second-largest species of seal in the Antarctic, behind the southern elephant seal.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
For backpackers, that engineering abdication has been a boon, leading to a 25-mile span of undeveloped beachfront where black bears roam, elephant seals cavort, and tides lash against cliffs and coves with might.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2024
Around 17,400 elephant seal pups died from bird flu in Argentina in 2023, and at least 24,000 sea lions died in South America the same year.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Elephant seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elephant%20seal. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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