Tagged elephant seal (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Tagged elephant seal

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The tags on this female elephant seal record data throughout its seven-month foraging migration. Researchers recover the tags when the seals return to the rookery at Año Nuevo Reserve. Attached to the fur, the tags fall off when the seals molt.

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Dan Costa

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