What is Elephant seal?
{{taxobox | name = ''Mirounga'' | image = See_elefanten_edit.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Male and female [[Northern Elephant Seals]] | fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]] - Recent | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Carnivora]] | subordo = [[Caniformia]] | superfamilia = [[Pinnipedia]] | familia = [[Phocidae]] | genus = '''''Mirounga''''' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = *''[[Northern Elephant Seal|Mirounga angustirostris]]'' *''[[Southern Elephant Seal|Mirounga leonina]]'' }} The '''Elephant Seal''' is a huge [[Pinniped|seal]] of the genus '''''Mirounga'''''. There are two species, one in each hemisphere. The southern elephant seal, is found in [[Antarctic Ocean|Antarctic waters]], while the northern elephant seal lives on islands of [[California]] and [[Mexico]]. The elephant seal is the largest amphibious animal. The bulls have a huge proboscis,<ref>front part of face</ref> and may weigh {{convert|750|lb|kg|0|lk=on|abbr=on|order=flip}}, and {{convert|8|ft|m|0|lk=on|abbr=on|order=flip}} in length at maturity although old males can approach {{convert|11|ft|m|0|lk=on|abbr=on|order=flip}} long and weigh {{convert|1375|lb|kg|0|lk=on|abbr=on|order=flip}} in rare cases.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mirounga |url=http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/elephant-seal.html |title=Elephant seal: profile, facts, information, photos, pictures, sounds, habitats, reports, news -- National Geographic |publisher=Animals.nationalgeographic.com |accessdate=2009-01-08 |archive-date=2007-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614052623/http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/elephant-seal.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1115 |title=Elephant seals |publisher=Parks.ca.gov |date=2007-05-23 |accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=Elephant%20Seal |title=Elephant Seal - MS