Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) threat posture while hauled out and in a wallow while moulting at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken on the island of South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Adult bull Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and yawning in a wallow while moulting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while moulting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Newborn southern elephant seasl (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. Newborns exhibit a dark brown "lanugo" coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coa

Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. Newborns exhibit a dark brown "lanugo" coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat

Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) eye detail on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. Newborns exhibit a dark brown "lanugo" coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silve

Mother and pup (nursing) southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. This species is the largest pinniped in the world, with males attaining lengths of 6. 5 m and a

Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. Newborns exhibit a dark brown "lanugo" coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat

Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. Newborns exhibit a dark brown "lanugo" coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat

Newborn southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. Newborns exhibit a dark brown "lanugo" coat for about three weeks, which is then replaced by a silver-grey coat

Mother and pup southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at President Head on Snow Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica. This species is the largest pinniped in the world, with males attaining lengths of 6. 5 m and a weight of

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) pups outside deserted whaling station, Stromness Bay, South Georgia, sub Antarctica

Young Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) moulting and hauled out in Antarctica.