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.
Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24727
Lat/Long: -54.29883, -36.28613 (Coordinates: 54° 17' 55.79" S, 36° 17' 10.07" W)
Altitude: 6.00m
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Location: Godthul, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24727
Lat/Long: -54.29883, -36.28613 (Coordinates: 54° 17' 55.79" S, 36° 17' 10.07" W)
Altitude: 6.00m
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, atlantic, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, godthul, leonina, mammal, mammalia, mirounga, mirounga leonina, oceans, phocidae, pinniped, south georgia island, southern elephant seal, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Pinniped > Southern Elephant Seal
- Location > Oceans > Atlantic > South Georgia Island
- Location > World > United Kingdom > South Georgia Island > Godthul
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