Elephant Seals: Masters of the Depths - Feb 8, 2008

Background Information

• Species Fact Sheet for Mirounga angustirostris, Northern Elephant Seal from Marine Mammal Center (PDF)
• A history of Northern Elephant Seals
• California, Seal and Sea Lion Viewing Guidelines Brochure from NOAA (PDF)
• Marine Mammal Identification Guide by Robert Perry (OceanGLOBE website) (PDF)
• Sea Animals Get Tagged for Double-Duty Research: Elephant seals and other deep-diving species are providing an unexpected boost to a global oceanographic database by Christopher Pala, in Science 8 Sept 2006, v313, p1383-1384.
• Where blubber meets the road: Elephant seals are sneaking past beach fences meant to protect them from busy California 1

Lesson plans & Activities

• Pinniped Rope Lesson (PDF, 47 KB)

Resources

• Websites (PDF, 83 KB)
• Glossary (PDF, 85 KB)

Please note: Additional marine mammal resources will be available above in the section titled “Natural History and Evolution of Pinnipeds (Sea Lions, Seals & Walruses) - March 29, 2008”