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Also Known As	sea elephant • Mirounga

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Male northern elephant seal resting on sandy ground at Ano Nuevo State Park, showing its large, distinctive proboscis.

Watch as a southern elephant seal pup is startled on the Argentinian coast and hear its snarl

The comeback of elephant seals on Guadalupe Island

View elephant seals on Argentina's southern coast and Magellan penguins on the country's Valdes Peninsula

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