Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) made in Isla Escondida, Chubut, Argentina on 28/03/2025. The photograph was published by Carlos De Biagi and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Un grupo de hembras descansando y otro jugueteando con sus crias.
Se puede observar que sus patas con aletas se adaptaron para nadar, no camina fuera del agua, repta para desplazarse.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Mammalia | |
| Order: | Carnivora | |
| Family: | Phocidae | |
| Scientific name: | Mirounga leonina | |
| English Name: | Southern Elephant Seal | |
| Spanish Name: | Elefante Marino del Sur | |
| Portuguese Name: | ||
| Conservation status: |
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| Sex: | Female | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 28/03/2025 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Chubut | |
| Location or protected area: | Isla Escondida | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 631774 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON CORPORATION | |
| Camera model: | NIKON D7200 | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/640 | |
| Aperture: | 11.0 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 800 | |
| Focal length: | 320mm | |
| Creation date: | 2025:03:28 18:07:19 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 04/23/2025 13:13:20 | |
