1. Elephant Seals
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2. Characteristics Elephant seals can weigh up to 8,800 pounds
They can be up to 20 feet long
Have a very dominant mating season
Noses used more as rebreather than to smell
Do not have ears
Very thick heavy blubber keeping them warm
Store oxygen in their muscles for help breathing undwater

3. Reproduction
These animals reproduce for one season where all elephant seals from the area beach in the same area. The largest and loudest seal is mated with all the female seals while the other males may not find the ability to mate because all the other females are not interested unless it is the dominant male. Once mating is done most seals leave to get food.

4. Feeding
These seals prey on fish and penguins also the male seal sometimes can kill the other males in anger to exploit dominance. They are attacked by themselves in mating season but eaten by sharks and orca whales.

5. Adaptations A rebreathing nose Thick blubber to stay warm
large tail to swim fast
large chests to fight their other male seals
Loud throat and mouth noises to show dominance and scare prey