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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Elefante Marino del Sur
Family: Phocidae
Order: Carnivora
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Number of Photography: 282

Foto
Photography ID: 676731
♂ ♀  Immature
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/24/2026
Francisco Javier Martinez Fracalossi
Foto
Photography ID: 675961
♀  Adult
Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 675960
♀  Adult
Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 667125
  Juvenile
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2026
Carlos F. Danti
Foto
Photography ID: 666531
♀  Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/09/2026
Julio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
Foto
Photography ID: 665636
♀  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/18/2022
Adrian Antunez



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Number of Films: 11





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Number of Records: 228



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244111501/03/2026ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
244321924/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoFrancisco Javier Martinez Fracalossi
241292909/01/2026UruguayMaldonadoPiriápolisJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
241519802/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos Airesdescanso de los lobos, NecocheaCarlos F. Danti
240430127/12/202513:39ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Costanera 1901, Villa Gesell1Marcelo Gavensky
240403826/12/202516:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas Gaviotas1Marcelo Gavensky
240280321/12/202514:01ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Almirante Brown, Quequén7Marcelo Gavensky
241305518/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoHernán Tolosa
241255818/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240093318/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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