Caption

Southern Elephant Seal (mirounga leonina), Male on Beach with Open Mouth, Defensive Posture, California, USA, North America

Date

Nov 24, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/G. Lacz

Reference

BRK25D33_077

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.9Mb (5.4Mb) / 17.8in x 11.6in / 5327 x 3471 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty yawn yawning yawns male animal male animals male male adult male communicate communicating communicates communication communications marine animal marine animals sea animal sea animals marine mammal marine mammals sea mammal Carnivora Predator animal of prey predatory animal predatory animals beast of prey beasts of prey Pinnipedia Pinniped Pinnipeds Fin-footed mammal Fin-footed mammals seal seals wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife animal animals California North America USA United States US-America United States of America America wildlife fauna lie lying lies American open opened male males Earless seal Phocidae Earless seals True seal True seals coast coasts shore shores costal shoreline Elephant seal Mirounga Elephant seals Sea elephant Mammal Mammalia Mammals Mammalian Mammalians aggressive belligerent aggressively water animal water animals US-American Mirounga leonina Southern elephant seal Southern elephant seals mouth mouths aggression aggressions Californian coastal area coastal areas coastal region Coastal photo wildlife photography wildlife photography posture postures outside outdoors outdoor out open sky adult animal adult animals old animal natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments attack position mature matures open mouth beach beaches beachfront