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A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA
Stock Photo: 15475
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA
Format: Digital 3:2
Other Names: elefante marino, sea elephant, sea cow
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Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, creature, elefante marino, elephant seal, 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, pinnipedia, proboscis, san simeon, scar, scarring, sea cow, sea elephant, seal, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
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