The southern sea lion was a victim of the fur trade and its numbers declined due to overkill by hunters. The range of the sea lion has declined due to pressures of commercial harvesting and killing by fisherman. The southern elephant seal is an extremely large marine mammal and is found in southern Argentina and along the Argentine Patagonian coast. They grow to almost 9000 pounds and are up to 20 feet long. Females grow to 11 feet long and weigh up to 4,300 pounds.
Adults are dark gray with shades of brown.
The numbers of this animal have decreased due to hunting. The northernmost breeding population is in Chubut province, Argentina. It is believed that the southern elephant seal is migratory. The guanaco is found throughout Patagonia. It has a slender neck and long legs.