Two male
Northern Elephant Seals fighting fiercely for mates. These
true seals have a highly
polygynous mating system, with a successful male able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season. Unsuccessful males will not mate at all, while successful males have harems of 30 to 100 females.Photo credit: Mike Baird
Two male
Northern Elephant Seals fighting fiercely for mates. These
true seals have a highly
polygynous mating system, with a successful male able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season. Unsuccessful males will not mate at all, while successful males have harems of 30 to 100 females.Photo credit: Mike Baird