Pair of male Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting in sea South Shetlands

Female Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) resting on beach, South Georgia

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) Grytviken Harbour, South Georgia

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) young males play fighting. Caleta Valdes, Valdes Peninsula, Chubut Province, Argentina.

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) Grytviken Harbour, South Georgia

Male Southern elephant sealss (Mirounga leonina) facing up to fight on beach, Antarctica

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.

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

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

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) mother/bull/pup Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina. South Atlantic Ocean.

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 3, 700 kg. A re

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) relaxing on beach South Shetlands