It’s a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia

Clive R. McMahon; Michele Thums; Miecha Bradshaw; Steven Busby; Vaughn Chapple; Melissa Evans; Stephen Goodlich; Clair Holland; Holly Raudino; Paul Rebuck; Mark A. Hindell

doi:10.1071/ZO17036

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Clive R. McMahon,^1,* Michele Thums,² Miecha Bradshaw,³ Steven Busby,³ Vaughn Chapple,³ Melissa Evans,³ Stephen Goodlich,³ Clair Holland,⁴ Holly Raudino,⁵ Paul Rebuck,³ Mark A. Hindell⁶

¹ASydney Institute of Marine Science, 19 Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.
²BAustralian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western
³CMetropolitan Marine Parks, Swan Coastal District, 39 Northside Drive, Hillarys, WA 6025, Australia.
⁴DPerth Zoo, 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.
⁵EDepartment of Parks and Wildlife, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Bentley, WA 6983, Austra
⁶FInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia.

^*Corresponding author. Email: clive.mcmahon@utas.edu.au

Abstract

Southern elephant seals typically breed on subantarctic islands and breeding in more temperate regions is rare. This small female (∼1.42 m) that weaned after 25 days is smaller than the average weaned female elephant seal and her survival prospects are correspondingly low (20–35%). The fact that the elephant seal was successfully weaned offers some insight into the breeding plasticity in this species.

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Clive R. McMahon, Michele Thums, Miecha Bradshaw, Steven Busby, Vaughn Chapple, Melissa Evans, Stephen Goodlich, Clair Holland, Holly Raudino, Paul Rebuck, and Mark A. Hindell "It’s a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia," Australian Journal of Zoology 65(3), 179-182, (27 October 2017). https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO17036

Received: 7 July 2017; Accepted: 1 September 2017; Published: 27 October 2017

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