Southern elephant seal
A kind of elephant seal
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About
The southern elephant seal is the world's largest seal and the heaviest carnivore on Earth.
Southern elephant seals are the largest living marine mammals that are not whales. Adult males are drastically larger than females, frequently weighing three to four times as much. A mature bull reaches more than double the weight of a male Pacific walrus or northern elephant seal. Males also develop a distinct, inflatable snout that helps project loud roars across crowded breeding beaches.
From Wikipedia
The southern elephant seal is one of two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a southern elephant seal?
- A southern elephant seal measures about 14.8 feet (4.5 m) long, stands 4.9 feet (1.5 m) tall, and weighs around 5,500 pounds (2,500 kg). That makes it heavier than many full-size pickup trucks.
- How much space does a southern elephant seal take up?
- About 3.27 yd³ (2.5 m³), the volume of its body.
Weight
2.76 US tons (2.5 tonnes)
- Space it takes up
- 3.27 yd³ (2.5 m³)
- Length
- 14.8 ft (4.5 m)
- Height
- 4.92 ft (1.5 m)
Quick answer
A southern elephant seal measures about 14.8 feet (4.5 m) long, stands 4.9 feet (1.5 m) tall, and weighs around 5,500 pounds (2,500 kg). That makes it heavier than many full-size pickup trucks.
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