Stock Photo - 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. 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 remarkable diver, recorded to depths of 1444 meters and almost 2 hour dives underwater.

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