Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, USA
Stock Photo: 15387 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Format: Digital 2:3 Other Names: elefante marino, sea elephant, sea cow Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, bellowing, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, creature, elefante marino, elephant seal, elephant seal bellowing, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered threatened species, male, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, monterey bay national marine sanctuary, national marine sanctuaries, nature, northern elephant seal, nose, ocean, phocid, phocidae, piedras blancas, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, posturing, proboscis, san simeon, scar, scar wound, scarring, sea cow, sea elephant, seal, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, vocalization, wildlife, wildlife portraits |