Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris, #20390

A bull elephant seal approaches a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her, in spite of nearly smashing the female's pup in the process., Mirounga angustirostris, natural history stock photograph, photo id 20390
A bull elephant seal approaches a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her, in spite of nearly smashing the female's pup in the process.

Species: Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 20390
Lat/Long: 35.66591, -121.26939 (Coordinates: 35° 39' 57.28" N, 121° 16' 9.80" W)
Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, california, caniformia, carnivora, carnivore, chordata, creature, elefante marino, elephant seal, endangered, endangered threatened species, male, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mating courtship, mirounga, mirounga angustirostris, monterey bay national marine sanctuary, national marine sanctuaries, nature, northern elephant seal, ocean, phocid, phocidae, piedras blancas, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, pinnipedia, san simeon, sea cow, sea elephant, seal, sexual dimorphism male - female difference, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
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