Southern Elephant Seals are massive. They're the largest marine mammal that is not a Cetacean.
Southern elephant seals are also up to 7 times heavier than both polar bears and Kodiak bears.
The Southern Elephant Seal is found in the south Atlantic ocean, South Indian Ocean, South Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
The Southern Elephant Seal also exhibits the greatest sexual dimorphism of any mammal in terms of mass ratio, with males typically five to six times heavier than females.
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Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Clade: Pinnipedia
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Mirounga
Species: M. leonina
Binomial Name: Mirounga leonina
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Southern elephant seals are also up to 7 times heavier than both polar bears and Kodiak bears.
The Southern Elephant Seal is found in the south Atlantic ocean, South Indian Ocean, South Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
The Southern Elephant Seal also exhibits the greatest sexual dimorphism of any mammal in terms of mass ratio, with males typically five to six times heavier than females.
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Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Clade: Pinnipedia
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Mirounga
Species: M. leonina
Binomial Name: Mirounga leonina
Keywords: seals, elephant seals, mammals, animals, wildlife, marine, aquatic, biggest animals, largest animals, biggest mammal, information, facts, fact, trivia, weight, size.
#elephantseal #remarkableanimals #marinemammals
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