Two records of male southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, on the Atlantic coast of Uruguay"

• Main Author: Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos
• Subjects: MIROUNGA; DISTRIBUTION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Uruguay; Sandy Beach; Gustavo; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/103261

Two sightings of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at two different localities on the Atlantic coast of Uruguay are reported. Both specimens were completely moulted subadult males and did not bear any marks or tags. The first sighting occurred on 3 February 2003, ~100m from the ‘Punta José...