Elephant seals look comfortable when lying close together.
80-90 000 Elephant seals breed and moult on Macquarie Island. |
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A young elephant seal, known as a "weaner". Pups weigh 40 kg when they are born,
they are weaned at 24 days and weigh around 120 kg. That milk must be exceptionally good!
Adult females weigh 300-900 kg and males are huge, they weigh up to 3000 kg. |
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