elephant seal
Blubbery beach giant
Elephant seals are the largest seals, named for the male's elongated nose resembling an elephant's trunk.
Males can weigh over 4,000 pounds.
They spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore to breed and molt in large, noisy colonies.
Two species exist: northern (Pacific coast) and southern (Antarctic waters).
Dependent territorial settlement
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- puppingBirthing seal offspring
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
dominance · territoriality · polygyny · courtship · copulation · estrus · gestation · weaning
Elongated animal head appendage
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- trunkMain stem or storage
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
whiskers · molting · bulk · fat · insulation · eyes · nostrils · canines
Massive saltwater body
- divingEntering water deliberately
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- seafloorOcean's solid base
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
pelagic · migration · haul-out · beach · currents · prey · squid · fish
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- giganticImmensely large in scale
immense · bulky · heavyweight · ponderous · behemoth · tonnage · largest · dimorphism
Loud, deep cry
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
- callContact by phone
- gruntLow guttural sound
snort · vocalization · acoustic · resonance · territorial · warning · threat · communication
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
mating · dominance · territoriality · polygyny · courtship · copulation · estrus · gestation · weaning · weanling
proboscis
Elongated animal head appendage
flippers · whiskers · molting · bulk · fat · insulation · eyes · nostrils · canines · hide
ocean
Massive saltwater body
foraging · pelagic · migration · haul-out · beach · currents · prey · squid · fish · deep-sea
massive
Extremely large and heavy
gigantic · immense · bulky · heavyweight · ponderous · behemoth · tonnage · largest · dimorphism · bull
bellow
Loud, deep cry
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
- callContact by phone
grunt · snort · vocalization · acoustic · resonance · territorial · warning · threat · communication · display
orca
Large predatory dolphin
hunting · evasion · deep-diving · survival · attack · scars · wounds
- true seals
- stocky animalswombat, badger, hedgehog, pug, bulldog
- SubantarcticSouth Georgia, king penguin, albatross, petrel, prion
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
elephant, sealing, elephants, seal, elephantine, sealer, elephant seals