Female Elephant Seal with Pup (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Female Elephant Seal with Pup

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Elephant seal milk, which can be seen on this female with a pup about 3 weeks old, is 55% fat. The females rely entirely on stored energy reserves during the four weeks they spend nursing their pups on the beach.

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Burney Le Boeuf

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