Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island
Stock Photo: 24491 Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animal, animalia, atlantic, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, elephant seal, hercules bay, landscape, leonina, mammal, mammalia, mirounga, mirounga leonina, oceans, outdoors, outside, phocidae, pinniped, scene, scenery, south georgia island, southern elephant seal, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |