Nondominant bull trying to mate a weaned pup, probably frustration behaviour. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) during mating and pupping season on a beach on South Georgia Island. South America, South Georgia, Fortuna Bay, spring

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Shooting date : 2023-11-04

Keywords

Ambiance / Seasons / Temperate season / Spring

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Synapsid / Therapsid / Mammal / Marine mammal / Pinniped / Elephant seal (Mirounga sp) / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)

World sea and ocean / Southern Ocean

November

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 2

Area / Strand

Enumeration / Pair

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / South Atlantic Ocean / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands / South Georgia (GB)

Area / Marine area / Sea / Cold sea

Antarctica

Species / Diet pattern / Carnivore (diet)

Behavior / Reproductive behaviour / Rut

Shot / Overview

Shot / Front shot

Behavior / Social behaviour / Hierarchy / Domination

Individual / Male

Individual / Stage of development / Young

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Enumeration / Nobody

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