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Grumpy male elephant seal crushes weaned pup

2018-03-07 1 Dailymotion

A male elephant seal chased then crushed a weaned pup who struggled and squealed before wriggling free and was apparently uninjured.<br /><br />The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is the largest non-whale marine carnivore. Males grow up to about six metres (20 feet) long and weigh up to four tonnes (8,800 pounds). <br /><br />Males form harems in the beaches of Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands, such as South Georgia. The pregnant females arrive around October and give birth to pups weighing around 40 kilograms (88 pounds). <br /><br />The pups begin suckling immediately on their mother's “rocket fuel” milk and are weaned after about 23 days by which time they weigh around 130 kilograms (290 pounds). <br /><br />The pups are then called “weaners” and are abandoned by their mothers who return to sea. <br /><br />The weaners are sociable and often lie next to each other and practice swimming together. They live off their fat reserves until late summer (January-February in the Southern Hemisphere) and then go to sea to fend for themselves.<br /><br />The weaners are often in proximity to males who have not returned to sea, occasionally getting into trouble as a grumpy male seals attack them.

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