Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the coast. Ground vegetation consists of Acaena magellanica. Kerguelen Islands

mirounga leonina acaena magellanica natural reserve cloud adult alone overview indian ocean kerguelen islands fr mirounga three quarter shot southern elephant seal mirounga leonina cites appendix 2 perennial plant november acaena nobody buzzy burr acaena magellanica french southern and antarctic lands nature reserve nature reserves nature reserve cloudy clouds cloudy sky adults single lonely only solo one lone overviews global sight global sights full length three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length southern elephant seals mirounga leonina long lived plants multiannual plant multiannual plants long lasting plant long lasting plants long lived plant perennial plants perennials perennial least concern species with nobody greater burnet acaena magellanica environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment sky meteorological phenomenon meteorology science stage of development individual world sea and ocean taaf france european union europe phocidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota elephant seal mirounga sp pinniped marine mammal mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites species growing cycle species particularity iucn red list of threatened species rosaceae rosales dicotyledoneae angiospermae spermatophyta phanerogamae tracheophyta embryophyta chlorobionta archaeplastida acaena acaena sp rosaceae family rosales order dicotyledon flowering plant spermatophyte flora