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SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A very large seal formerly abundant along many coasts of the southern hemisphere but hunted nearly to extermination for its oil and having a male that obtains a length of 20 feet and has a long inflatable proboscis.

OBS

A mammal of the family Phocidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Grand phoque des mers antarctiques, dont les mâles ont une sorte de trompe qu'ils gonflent en expirant l'air, et qui se nourrit de céphalopodes.

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Phocidae.

Spanish

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