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Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B - Locomotion in diving elephant seals: physical and physiological constraints. Jan 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Elephant seals time their long-distance migrations using a map sense. Nov 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Elephant Seal. Jun 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Ocean Tracks - Elephant Seal. Oct 26, 2023
Add new Web site: California Department of Parks and Conservation - Elephant Seal. Aug 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Australian Antarctic Program - Elephant seal. Jun 09, 2023
Add new Web site: New Zealand Department of Conservation - Elephant seal. Jul 25, 2022
Added video. May 21, 2015
Add new Web site: ZipcodeZoo.com - Mirounga. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Elephant Seal. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Elephant Seal. Aug 06, 2013
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Elephant Seal. Sep 02, 2008
Added new Web site: Think Quest - Sea Elephant. Aug 20, 2008
Added new Web site: Ocean Oasis Field Guide. Aug 20, 2008
Media added. Jul 02, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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