Southern Elephant Seal

== Roleplays that feature this creature ==
Antarctica
== Other info ==
Males will fight each other over the females who they will form harem colonies with as long as they are able to compete well enough with the other males. Although it isn't uncommon for bulls to suffer severe cuts and tears from these fights, the wounds are rarely fatal, as most bulls will give up before any fatal damage can be done.
Males' noses will become trunk-like as they mature while females' noses stay the way they are. Despite living in colonies, they are also solitary hunters.
As long as they have enough blubber, they can survive months without eating, males often prioritizing defending their colony over eating. Pups are weaned at the age of 3 weeks and 2 days at earliest, 1 month at latest.
While she nurses her pup, the mother will fast and lose a significant amount of weight as she survives on solely the fat she has stored in her blubber.
After being weaned, pups will often play and practice swimming in small ponds with the other pups of the colony. Once they reach the age of 2 years, males will usually disperse from their colony to survive on their own until they are about 8-10 years old, which is when they will usually start trying to form a colony of his own with a bunch of other females.
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