Elephant seal (mirounga leonina) lying in snow, south georgia

islands leonina endothermic animals phocidae angustirostris southern south landscape wildlife seal gregarious cold american non migratory southern sea marine lying aquatic georgia vertebrate endotherm carnivore mammal seal coastal seals phocid leonina carnivores coast warm elephant vertebrates island earless water blooded pinnipedia mammalian aggression mammals oceans hunted elephant northern carnivorous nature vertical pinniped verticals pinnipeds landscapes sub antarctic zoology america mirounga mirounga phocids nose north snow aggresive fauna animal