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- Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family_:_Phocidae_(Earless_Seals)
- Info Male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) with four pups. This was at a rookery in Año Nuevo, California. The male is just back from [yet another] fight. all by — Rhododendrites talk | 16:24, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support — Rhododendrites talk | 16:24, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Question Are you sure these are pups, not females? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 17:33, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Oh good question. No, I'm not certain. I think I based it on the rough size and behavior, but this was taken a few years ago and I don't recall (nor have I seen them before/since). Would appreciate someone with more knowledge than me weighing in. — Rhododendrites talk | 18:11, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Comment looks like two females with two pups, but I'm no expert. -- Ivar (talk) 18:17, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Asked Reddit :) — Rhododendrites talk | 19:22, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Oh good question. No, I'm not certain. I think I based it on the rough size and behavior, but this was taken a few years ago and I don't recall (nor have I seen them before/since). Would appreciate someone with more knowledge than me weighing in. — Rhododendrites talk | 18:11, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support Nice composition and excellent view of these fascinating creatures. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:30, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support --Princess 🍵 Rosalina 458070 11:33, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:04, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support 😄 ArionEstar 😜 13:19, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 17:37, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:03, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support per Ikan. --Aristeas (talk) 10:03, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 06:33, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 08:52, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
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This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family_:_Phocidae_(Earless_Seals)