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Antartica O elefante marinho (Mirounga sp.) mamífero carnivoro pinipede, focideo, perfeitamente adaptado a vida aquatica. Ha duas sub-especies reconhecidas: M. leonina e M. angustirostris Os elefantes marinhos sao grandes mamiferos a femea atinge 3,50 metros e o macho ate 6,5 metros, pesando ate 3 toneladas. A cabeca eh grande, com olhos grandes e salientes e arcadas superciliares com pelos rigidos. Nos machos, o nariz alonga-se numa especie de tromba, que originou o nome popular da especie. Os membros anteriores, apesar de robustos, nao proporcionam bom rendimento em terra; os posteriores, muito fortes, com cinco dedos e fendidos ao meio, formam uma especie de remo cada um./The Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). It is not only the most massive pinniped but the largest member of the order Carnivora as well. The elephant seals get their name from their great size and the fact that the adult males have a large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. There is a great sexual dimorphism in size, with the males very much bigger than the females (they are called bulls and cows), and correspondingly there is a highly polygynous mating system, with a successful male able to impregnate up to 40 females in one season. Foto: Christiana Carvalho/Argosfoto

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Antartica O elefante marinho (Mirounga sp.) mamífero carnivoro pinipede, focideo, perfeitamente adaptado a vida aquatica. Ha duas sub-especies reconhecidas: M. leonina e M. angustirostris Os elefantes marinhos sao grandes mamiferos a femea atinge 3,50 metros e o macho ate 6,5 metros, pesando ate 3 toneladas. A cabeca eh grande, com olhos grandes e salientes e arcadas superciliares com pelos rigidos. Nos machos, o nariz alonga-se numa especie de tromba, que originou o nome popular da especie. Os membros anteriores, apesar de robustos, nao proporcionam bom rendimento em terra; os posteriores, muito fortes, com cinco dedos e fendidos ao meio, formam uma especie de remo cada um./The Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). It is not only the most massive pinniped but the largest member of the order Carnivora as well. The elephant seals get their name from their great size and the fact that the adult males have a large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. There is a great sexual dimorphism in size, with the males very much bigger than the females (they are called bulls and cows), and correspondingly there is a highly polygynous mating system, with a successful male able to impregnate up to 40 females in one season. Foto: Christiana Carvalho/Argosfoto