Elephant seals can hold their breath for more than 100 minutes – longer than any other noncetacean mammal. source
Elephant seals can hold their breath for more than 100 minutes – longer than any other noncetacean mammal.
Elephant seals dive to 1,550 m beneath the ocean's surface. source
Elephant seals dive to 1,550 m beneath the ocean's surface.
the deepest recorded dive of an elephant seal is 2,388 m (7,835 ft) by a southern elephant seal. source
the deepest recorded dive of an elephant seal is 2,388 m (7,835 ft) by a southern elephant seal.
Elephant seals spend upwards of 80% of their lives in the ocean. source
Elephant seals spend upwards of 80% of their lives in the ocean.
Northern elephant seal bulls reach a length of 4.3 to 4.8 m (14 to 16 ft) and the heaviest weigh about 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). source
Northern elephant seal bulls reach a length of 4.3 to 4.8 m (14 to 16 ft) and the heaviest weigh about 2,500 kg (5,500 lb).
Some exceptionally large males elephant seal reaching up to 6 m (20 ft) in length and weighing 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). source
Some exceptionally large males elephant seal reaching up to 6 m (20 ft) in length and weighing 4,000 kg (8,800 lb).
Southern elephant seal bulls are much larger than the cows. source
Southern elephant seal bulls are much larger than the cows.
Some southern elephant seal bulls typically reaching a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a weight southern elephant seal bulls of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). source
Some southern elephant seal bulls typically reaching a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a weight southern elephant seal bulls of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb).
The nose elephant seals acts as a sort of rebreather, filled with cavities designed to reabsorb moisture from the animals' exhalations. source
The nose elephant seals acts as a sort of rebreather, filled with cavities designed to reabsorb moisture from the animals' exhalations.
Elephant seals take their name from the large proboscis of the adult male (bull), which resembles an elephant's trunk. source
Elephant seals take their name from the large proboscis of the adult male (bull), which resembles an elephant's trunk.
Elephant seals are large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. source
Elephant seals are large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga.
The northern elephant seal, somewhat smaller than its southern relative, ranges over the Pacific coast of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. source
The northern elephant seal, somewhat smaller than its southern relative, ranges over the Pacific coast of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The southern elephant seal is found in the Southern Hemisphere on islands. source
The southern elephant seal is found in the Southern Hemisphere on islands.
The northern elephant seal bull's proboscis is used in producing extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. source
The northern elephant seal bull's proboscis is used in producing extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season.
Northern female elephant seals have lived for 22 years, source
Northern female elephant seals have lived for 22 years,
