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A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, USA
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Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA
Format: Digital 2:3
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Keywords: angustirostris, animal, animalia, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, creature, elefante marino, elephant seal, mammal, mammalia, marine, marine mammal, mirounga, nature, ocean, pacific, pacific ocean, phocidae, pinniped, sea, seal, vertebrata, vertebrate
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