Southern elephant seal pup, Mirounga leonina, resting on a beach. Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

mirounga leonina sand beach island cloud young alone lie down rest portrait overview day temperate sea mirounga three quarter shot horizon southern elephant seal mirounga leonina falkland islands surf ramsar convention site least concern iucn lc december south atlantic ocean nobody sandy beach sandy beaches sand beaches islands small island islet small islands islets cloudy clouds cloudy sky smalls juveniles babies youngs juvenile baby youngster single lonely only solo one lone going to bed lengthened stretched out lengthen lengthening bedtime stretching out stretch out go to bed laying down siestas resting siesta rested restful make the siesta making the siesta being lazy be lazy portraits overviews global sight global sights full length days daytime temperate seas temperate ocean temperate oceans three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length horizons horizon line horizon lines southern elephant seals mirounga leonina falkland islas malvinas falkland islands archipelago surfs ramsar convention sites least concern species southern atlantic with nobody sand shore strand area landform earth's crust sky meteorological phenomenon atmosphere stage of development individual enumeration posture behavior shot atmosphere ambiance sea marine area phocidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota elephant seal mirounga sp pinniped marine mammal mammal wild animal animal south america america wave water movement environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites species low risk iucn lr iucn red list of threatened species atlantic ocean world sea and ocean