Talk:Northern elephant seal

"Male, female and pup"

Shouldn't that read, "Female, pup and beach master"? Because otherwise the photo might convey the idea that they're a happy little family, which is somewhat removed from the truth, seeing that harems can contain 30 to 100 cows (as the article does state). Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 12:26, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Description is corrected. Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:16, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

i luv chris —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.216.51.190 (talk) 22:45, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"...the younger, less capable males are simply chased away, often to upland dunes, where they will rest up and contemplate their martial strategy for the next year."

-I thought that should be "marital" as it's talking about acquiring a mate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aksel89 (talk • contribs) 22:52, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, the whole tone of that is wrong. They don't contemplate their strategy for the following year at all. They don't have a strategy beyond be big and intimidating. I will remove it. Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:59, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Range Map

The range map is incorrect based on our current knowledge of northern elephant seal ecology. Two corrections are required: 1. Some breeding occurs as far north as southern Vancouver Island. 2. The non-breeding range is only correct for males, the feeding range of females extends westward off of the continental shelf, as far west as Hawaii. Millifolium (talk) 11:44, 2 April 2016‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Millifolium: You might want to bring this up on the Wikimedia Commons User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 02:29, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

US breeding colonies (rookeries)

Article currently states: "Significant breeding colonies exist at Channel Islands, Año Nuevo State Reserve, Piedras Blancas Light, Morro Bay State Park and the Farallon Islands in the US...."

I live in SLO County & am interested (and somewhat knowledgeable) about these seals. I'm almost certain there is no rookery in Morro Bay State Park. The Piedras Blancas rookery continues to expand. --2600:6C52:7800:C34:159B:BB6D:B1D9:559 (talk) 15:54, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History

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