Elephant seals (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Elephant seals

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Researchers found that as the density of an elephant seal breeding colony increases, the size of the pups at weaning declines, and this effect is more pronounced for younger females.

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Photo by Daniel Costa

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