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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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Racing to Save California’s Elephant Seals From Bird Flu • June 3, 2025, 9:26 AM ET (New York Times)

'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street • May 27, 2025, 5:02 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	sea elephant • Mirounga

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elephant sea bull

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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southern elephant seal northern elephant seal earless seal monk seal

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