First records of Elephant Seals in the Colombian Pacific: Southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina?

• Published in: New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
• Main Authors: Avila, Isabel Cristina, Trujillo, Gustavo Alberto, Alava, Juan José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias - Instituto de Ciencias Naturales 2021
• Subjects: mamífero marino; migración; Pacífico Sudeste; Phocidae; pinnípedo; Ecología; marine mammal; migration; pinniped; Southeast Pacific; Ecology; Southern Ocean; Pacific; Sudeste; The Beaches; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/84687

The first records of elephant seals, likely southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, are reported for the Colombian Pacific coast. A juvenile elephant seal was registered on the beaches of Piangüita and Magüipi (Valle del Cauca), from January 23-25, 2018. On 22 February 2018, a male juvenile, pres...