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The southern elephant seal is one of the two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest marine mammal that is not a cetacean. It gets its name from its massive size and the large proboscis of the adult male, which is used to produce very loud roars, especially during the breeding season.

The world population was estimated at 650,000 animals in the mid-1990s, and was estimated in 2005 at between 664,000 and 740,000 animals. Studies have shown the existence of three geographic subpopulations, one in each of the three oceans. Tracking studies have indicated the routes traveled by elephant seals, demonstrating their main feeding area is at the edge of the Antarctic continent. While elephant seals may come ashore in Antarctica occasionally to rest or to mate, they gather to breed in subantarctic locations.

Photographer: Liam Quinn

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-Sir '''[[Matt Roth|Matthew Roth]]''', KtS is an American photographer who has spent several years documenting [[Micronations]] and the people who create them. He has been the official photographer for all [[MicroCon]] events since [[MicroCon 2015]] in Anaheim, California. Sir Matthew is based in the Baltimore, Maryland area and specializes in journalistic photography and unique portrait work.
+The '''[[southern elephant seal]]''' is one of the two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest marine mammal that is not a cetacean. It gets its name from its massive size and the large proboscis of the adult male, which is used to produce very loud roars, especially during the breeding season.
-He was responsible for creating a detailed photographic record of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Invasion of Calsahara|October 2017 invasion]] of [[Colony of Calsahara|Calsahara]] and served as an official combat photographer during the battle. In honor of his achievements in photography and as thanks for his service to the crown, he was knighted in [[Otisburg]] by [[Grand Duke Travis]].
+The world population was estimated at 650,000 animals in the mid-1990s, and was estimated in 2005 at between 664,000 and 740,000 animals. Studies have shown the existence of three geographic subpopulations, one in each of the three oceans. Tracking studies have indicated the routes traveled by elephant seals, demonstrating their main feeding area is at the edge of the Antarctic continent. While elephant seals may come ashore in [[Antarctica]] occasionally to rest or to mate, they gather to breed in subantarctic locations.
-<p><small>Photo Credit: Princess Samantha of Shiloh</small></p>
+<p><small>Photographer: Liam Quinn</small></p>
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