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Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable 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. Image ID: 15458 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Image ID: 35147 Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Image ID: 35149 Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Image ID: 15387 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	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. Image ID: 15388 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Image ID: 35143 Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Image ID: 35152 Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Galapagos sea lion with shark bite. Image ID: 01713 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador	North Pacific humpback whale, adult male with bloody head nodules wounded from colliding with other escorts during competitive interactions. Image ID: 02152 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Image ID: 27039 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable 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. Image ID: 20394 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. Image ID: 05909 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

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. Image ID: 20393 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers, surverying his beach territory. He displays scarring on his chest and proboscis from fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Image ID: 15407 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Bull elephant seal in surf, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Image ID: 15436 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. This old male shows 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. Image ID: 15532 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17128 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17129 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17130 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Brown bear scratching its wounds on a branch. It bears scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17131 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17335 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17336 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17343 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	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. Image ID: 20401 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA

Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. Image ID: 17334 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Humpback whale dorsal fin detail, showing small wounds from recent competitive interactions with other whales. Image ID: 00337 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Galapagos sea lion with shark bite, South Plaza Island. Image ID: 01682 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Galapagos sea lion with shark bite. Image ID: 01711 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador	Northern elephant, adult male, wounds from territorial fighting. Image ID: 02522 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, escort, rostrum showing wounded tubercles. Image ID: 05869 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA