Caption

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male, swimming in the surf, head protruding from the water, Península Valdés, Chubut province, Argentina

Date

Sep 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Stefan Nehls

Reference

BRK26G61_036

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

105.9Mb (35.3Mb) / 27.0in x 15.2in / 8111 x 4562 (300dpi)

Keywords

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