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Mirounga leonina
(Southern elephant seal)
sea elephant [English];
suidelike olifantrob, see-olifant [Afrikaans]
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Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia
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Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia
> Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals)
> Placentalia (placental mammals) > Laurasiatheria
> Ferungulata > Ferae > Carnivora > Family:
Phocidae (true seals)
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Mirounga leonina
(Southern elephant seal), Stoney Point, South Africa. [photo Trevor
Hardaker ©] |
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Mirounga leonina, Grytviken, South Georgia.
[photo Trevor
Hardaker ©] |
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