how do they behave?
Males arrive in the colonies earlier than the females and fight for control of harems when they arrive, this is one of the behaviors.
Southern elephant seal
Elephant seals are among the seals that can stay on land for the longest periods of time, as they can stay dry for several consecutive weeks each year. Males arrive in the colonies earlier than the females and fight for control of harems when they arrive. Large body size confers advantages in fighting and the agonistic relationships of the bulls gives rise to a dominance hierarchy, with access to harems and activity within harems being determined by rank. The dominant bulls (“harem masters”) establish harems of several dozen females. The least successful males have no harems, but may try to copulate with a harem male's females when the male is not looking. The majority of primiparous females and a significant proportion of multiparous females mate at sea with roaming males away from harems.

An elephant seal must stay in his territory to defend it, which could mean months without eating, having to live on his blubber storage. Two fighting males use their weight and canine teeth against
the falkland islands are off the coast of what south american country Argentina how did the name of the islands originate? The name comes from Falkland Sound, the strait that separates the two main islands. can you name any plants or animals that are found here? Southern elephant seal, hares, reindeer and a variety of dwarf shrubs who were the early settlers here? The French. what are the features of governance here? UNANSWERABLE is this place a sovereign? UNANSWERABLE what type of animal is the first one that has been mentioned? Marine Mammal. what does it feed on? Squid and fish. is it under any threat of extinction? UNANSWERABLE what do they look like? The southern elephant seal is distinguished from the northern elephant seal by its greater body mass and a shorter proboscis.
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Southern elephant seal [SEP] Social behavior and reproduction
Elephant seals are among the seals that can stay on land for the longest periods of time, as they can stay dry for several consecutive weeks each year. Males arrive in the colonies earlier than the females and fight for control of harems when they arrive. Large body size confers advantages in fighting and the agonistic relationships of the bulls gives rise to a dominance hierarchy, with access to harems and activity within harems being determined by rank. The dominant bulls (“harem masters”) establish harems of several dozen females. The least successful males have no harems, but may try to copulate with a harem male's females when the male is not looking.