Posted by: Sandy Steinman | January 31, 2022

Meet Nature’s Extreme Athlete, Elephant Seals

Bay Nature reports

Elephant seals are among the most extreme animals on earth. Will it be enough to help them survive extreme change?

The 4,000-pound elephant seals sleeping on California beaches this season may not look like it, but these deep-diving, breath-holding, long-fasting creatures are the extreme athletes of the mammal world.

Read more at Meet Nature’s Extreme Athlete, Elephant Seals – Bay Nature Magazine


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