Southern elephant seal
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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
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Patagonya'da deniz filleri panoramio
Skeleton of a southern elephant seal
Southern elephant seal harem on a beach on the Kerguelen Islands
Sperm whale
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The sperm whale or cachalot is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale
Southern elephant seal
…to 8,200 lb) and grow to 4.6 to 5.8 m (15 to 19 ft) in length if including rear flippers. For comparison, among the northern elephant seal and the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)—two other large marine mammals that are highly sexual dimorphic by size—males typically outweigh females by a factor of three…
Mother and baby sperm whale
Unusual among cetaceans, the sperm whale's blowhole is highly skewed to the left side of the head.
A sperm whale skeleton
skeleton of a sperm whale, Museum of Nature and Environment, Lübeck Germany