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• A Southern Elephant Seal pup at Gold Harbour. Pups are born in the summer and will be weaned at about three weeks. By then, they will have gained three times their birth weight thanks to their mothers milk which contains 50% fat.
• A powerful flipper of a Southern Elephant Seal. These seals are the largest in the world with males weighing up to 4 tons.
• A male Southern Elephant Seal puts on a display to attract females. Their small trunk-like protrusions are the reason for their name.
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• A male Southern Elephant Seal keeps a wary eye on its females ready to see off any approaching males.
• Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks and an important breeding ground for Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins.