leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal)...

during the summer. Elephant Island's name is attributed to both its elephant head-like appearance and the sighting of elephant seals by Captain George...

Elephant Cove, South Georgia Elephant Lagoon, South Georgia Elephant Spit, Heard Island Elephant, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community Elephant Arch...

Cummings Cove. South of Cummings Cove is Hydrurga Cove, named by UK-APC after the leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, that commonly frequent the cove. The first...

notable feature is Pup Cove, a small cove named by UK-APC in recognition of the first recorded birth of an Antarctic fur seal pup on the island. South...

visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after the Elephant seal species. The southernmost point of the feature is located at 62°41′35″S...

elephant seals, for which the other islands in the group are haul-out sites. Killer whales are seen offshore. Since 1995[update], the Elephant Seal Research...

Antarctic fur seals breed on the islands, with around 600 seal pups born each year. Southern elephant, Weddell, leopard and crabeater seals haul out there...

called "Punta Elefante" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition after the elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), in connection with the establishment of Site of...

between the two groups of the islands. It is named for the southern elephant seals. Strange, Ian (1983) The Falkland Islands "THE TOPONYMY OF THE FALKLAND...

Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. Seal hunting is currently practiced in nine countries: Canada, Denmark (in self-governing...

oil, and the bones and meat were turned into fertiliser and fodder. Elephant seals were also hunted for their blubber. Around 300 men worked at the station...

island was frequently visited by fur seal, otter, and elephant seal hunters. Goats were probably introduced by seal hunters in the early 1800s and quickly...

wiped out most of the seal population and then left the island. In all, the islands furnished more than 100,000 barrels of elephant seal oil during this period...

Baikal seal, Lake Baikal seal or nerpa (Pusa sibirica) is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Like the Caspian seal, it...

explanation for Caddy. These animals include Conger eels, humpback whales, elephant seals, ribbon or oarfish, basking sharks, and sea lions. LeBlond and Blousfield...

science. Elephant seals: presented from Año Nuevo State Reserve. Subject area: evolution, structure, and function in the northern elephant seal. Government:...

locally referred to as Uncle Tom's Cabin. The beaches are a habitat for elephant seals and are unpolluted save for the occasional piece of wreckage. Most of...

Rosy the Asian elephant was acquired. The zoo became world-famous in 1962 when the Asian elephant "Packy" was born. He was the first elephant born in the...

voyage of the James Caird was a journey of 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South...

region. The less common northern fur seal and northern elephant seal are primarily seasonal visitors; fur seals live most of their non-breeding lives...

outputs can be followed at the CIBE website. Vagrant adolescent male elephant seal Mirounga leonina resting in the tussock grasses New Zealand sea lions...

the Seals: A History of the North American Seal Fishery. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7735-0610-7. Retrieved September 5, 2011. "Elephant Seals"...

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fur seal population. Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) recolonized the refuge in 1959 with a confirmed pup in 1972. The elephant seal rookery...

The Cove is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Louie Psihoyos that analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan. It was awarded...

Palmer Station in about 1971, as the rocks provide habitat favoured by elephant seals. Amsler Island was once thought to be a part of Anvers Island because...

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skuas. The isthmus is a haul-out site for southern elephant seals, Weddell seals and Antarctic fur seals. Alfatar Peninsula Robert Island Chart of South...

steelhead, and northern spotted owl. Other wildlife includes northern elephant seal, harbor seal, gray whale, brown pelican, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, black-tailed...