Elephant Seal Bellowing, Mirounga angustirostris, #15533

A subadult male elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California., Mirounga angustirostris, natural history stock photograph, photo id 15533
A subadult male elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.

Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 15533
Lat/Long: 35.66509, -121.26902 (Coordinates: 35° 39' 54.32" N, 121° 16' 8.47" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, bellowing, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, creature, elefante marino, elephant seal, elephant seal bellowing, endangered, endangered threatened species, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, monterey bay national marine sanctuary, national marine sanctuaries, nature, northern elephant seal, ocean, phocid, phocidae, piedras blancas, pinniped, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, posturing, san simeon, sea cow, sea elephant, seal, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, vocalization, wildlife
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