Southern elephant seal
Southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina
other name: Southern sea elephant
length: female 2–3 m/61⁄2–10 ft; male to 5 m/15 ft
weight: female 400 kg/900 lb; male to 3,700 kg/8,000 lb
Status: 750,000 in 1985; some populations are declining
iucn: Lower Risk—least concern cites: Appendix II
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
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