It’s a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia

Southern elephant seals typically breed on subantarctic islands and breeding in more temperate regions is rare. This small female (∼1.42 m) that weaned after 25 days is smaller than the average weaned female elephant seal and her survival prospects are correspondingly low (20–35%). The fact that the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Australian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Clive R. McMahon, Michele Thums, Miecha Bradshaw, Steven Busby, Vaughn Chapple, Melissa Evans, Stephen Goodlich, Clair Holland, Holly Raudino, Paul Rebuck, Mark A. Hindell
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2017
Subjects:
Elephant Seal
Elephant Seals
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Elephant Seals
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO17036
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Summary:Southern elephant seals typically breed on subantarctic islands and breeding in more temperate regions is rare. This small female (∼1.42 m) that weaned after 25 days is smaller than the average weaned female elephant seal and her survival prospects are correspondingly low (20–35%). The fact that the elephant seal was successfully weaned offers some insight into the breeding plasticity in this species.

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