The two species of elephant seals, M. angustirostris and M. leonina, inhabit different parts of
the world, in opposite hemispheres and contrasting climatic zones, they breed at different …

The largest of all seals, elephant seals rank among the most impressive of marine mammals.
They are renowned for their spectacular recovery from near-extinction at the end of the …

The northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris, was presumed extinct by 1892 owing
primarily to commercial harvesting for their blubber oil that began in the early 1800s. A …

Elephant seals are animals of extremes. They are the largest species of seal, the most
sexually dimorphic of all mammals and are prodigious divers, descending to more than …

The total world population of southern elephant seals in 1990 was estimated at 664,000. Of
the three (or four) main stocks, South Georgia and Peninsula Valdes account for 60% of the …

Research has highlighted the continued decline in the southern elephant seal population at
Marion Island, and life table data implicate recently matured cows as the most vulnerable …

Elephant seals breed in Patagonia (Península Valdés, Argentina) from late August to early
November, reaching peak numbers during the first week in October. Observations of this …

A principal aim of studies of northern elephant seals from the Año Nuevo rookery in central
California has been to obtain complete descriptions of diving behavior for the various stages …

Southern elephant seals have been studied in depth in most of their breeding range. One
notable exception is the Falkland Islands population. We present data on demography and …

The breeding process in Mirounga leonina (L.) at Macquarie and Heard Islands is described
in detail on the basis of records made by ANARE men of branded seals 4-8 years old, daily …