Un elefante marino del sur (Mirounga leonina) en el estuario interior del Golfo de Guayaquil; lecciones de un evento inusual

• Main Author: Félix, Fernando
• Other Authors: Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada, Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Mirounga leonina; Marine mammals; El Nino phenomena; Cabeza; Elefante; Guayaquil; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/15426

An elephant seal was recorded on 23 October 2017 in the Milagro River, Ecuador (2°7’34’’S, 79°40´16”W). Its size was estimated at approximately 4 m in length and between 1 and 2 tons in weight. A well-developed proboscis and scars behind the head indicated that it was an adult male. His presence coi...