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March 23, 2009

Elephant Seal Near Shore

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Outside looking in, a lone male elephant seal lurks at the edge of a harem. Another year of feeding at sea may give him the bulk and the strength to win his own domain.


See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "Elephant Seals."

Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott

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