Northern Elephant Seal Canine

$27.00

The Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals). Elephant Seals derive their name from their great size and from the male’s large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises.

Description

Northern Elephant Seal Canine Replica measures 6 inches or 15cm. Northern Elephant Seal Canine is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Our precise Canine can be used as a teaching tool, museum canine exhibit, home décor canine, or office décor canine.

The Northern Elephant seal or Mirounga angustirostris is the largest pinneped in North America with males weighing up to 2,200 lb. Adult males have hairless necks and chests speckled with pink, white, and light brown. This species ranges in the Pacific ocean from British Columbia to Mexico.

The northern elephant seal or Mirounga angustirostris is named for its exaggerated snout which is used by males in territorial and breeding battles. Elephant seals are a gregarious species. During the breeding season males and females congregate by the thousands where dominant males establish large harems. Northern elephant seals or Mirounga angustirostris typically live for around 9 years.

The eyes are large, round, and black. The width of the eyes and a high concentration of low-light pigments suggest sight plays an important role in the capture of prey.

Like all seals, Northern Elephant seals or Mirounga angustirostris have atrophied hind limbs whose underdeveloped ends form the tail and tail fin. Each of the “feet” can deploy five long, webbed fingers. This agile, dual palm is used to propel water.

Female Northern Elephant seals or Mirounga angustirostris forage in the open ocean, while male elephant seals forage along the continental shelf. Males usually dive straight down to the ocean floor and stay at the bottom foraging for benthic prey. The females hunt for pelagic prey in the open ocean, and dive deeper and stay down longer than the males.

Northern Elephant seals or Mirounga angustirostris eat a variety of prey, including mesopelagic fish such as myctophids, deep-water squid, Pacific hake, pelagic crustaceans, sharks, rays, and ratfish.

Octopoteuthis deletron squid are a common prey item. A female northern elephant seal was documented in 2013 by a deep sea camera at a depth of 2,933 feet, where it consumed a Pacific hagfish, slurping it up from the ocean floor. Northern Elephant seals or Mirounga angustirostris do not need to drink, as they get their water from food and metabolism of fats.

Northern Elephant Seal Facts:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Clade: Pinnipedia
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Mirounga
Species: M. angustirostris
Binomial name: Mirounga angustirostris
Conservation status: Least concern

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Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 6 in
International Seal Day - March 22nd

Every year on March 22nd, the International Day of the Seal promotes the conservation of seals worldwide. It’s also a day to celebrate this amazing marine mammal.

A seal is a type of animal called a pinniped, which is Latin for “fin-footed.” Other pinnipeds include the walrus and sea lion. What makes seals different than other pinnipeds is that they don’t really use their flippers to walk. When on land, they usually slide around on their bellies. In the water, their flippers help them swim really fast. Seals are also much quieter and smaller than their sea lion and walrus cousins.