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Birth of Elephant seal (mirounga leonina) in New Zealand |
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| Authors: | L. D. Bowring B. Stonehouse |
| Affiliation: | Department of Zoology , University of Canterbury , Christchurch |
| Abstract: | The first recorded birth of a Southern Elephant seal Mirounga leonina on the New Zealand mainland occurred on 5 November 1967. Though less than half the weight of Macquarie I. neonates, the pup (a male) developed normally and left early in March 1968. |
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