What Do Elephant Seals Eat?
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Many people wonder what Elephant Seals eat…
It is believe that male and female actually eat different prey. The male diet is has more variety. He’ll eat small sharks, rays, and bottom dwelling fish. The female diet is much more selective. They eat mostly squid. Males tend to search for food along the continental shelf. The females travel more into open ocean.
Southern Elephant Seal Diet
Southern Elephant Seals will eat large fishes, squid and an occasional penguin. The Elephant Seal can five thousands of feet deep and hold their breath for two hours in search for prey.
Northern Elephant Seal Diet
A major part of the Northern Elephant Seal’s diet are Cephalopods. They also eat: whiting, rays, sharks, skates, and pelagic red crabs.
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