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Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) sleeping on the beach in early morning sunlight at Elephant Corner, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands. Note the Tussacbird (Cinclodes antarcticus antarcticus) pecking at a wound on a seal's back.
Numerous collective nouns for Elephant Seals have been suggested: bob, colony, crash, flock, harem, herd, plump, pod, rookery.
Photo ID: FAL_4878_Southern_Elephant_Seal_(Mirounga_leonina)__Sea_Lion_Island__East_Falkland_RCEA
Photo size: 17.6 Mpixels (50.4 MB uncompressed) - 4588x3840 pixels (15.3x12.8 in / 38.8x32.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: animal, beach, biology, Carnivora, carnivore, Cinclodes antarcticus antarcticus, dawn, Falkland Islands, Family Phocidae, flipper, golden hour, leonina, mammal, Mammalia, marine, Martin Grace, Mirounga, natural history, nature, Pinniped, Pinnipedia, rest, sand, sea, Sea Lion Island, seal, sleep, Southern Elephant Seal, Suborder Caniformia, sun, sunlight, sunrise, true seal, Tussacbird, wildlife, zoology
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