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Great Race Rock, including grass near the lighthouse

· Race Rocks

Alex Fletcher saw the male elephant seal called Misery and a smaller female back on Great Race that morning. The female had a fresh-looking wound near her left eye. A connection to an earlier aggressive encounter was suggested by the source but was not established.

Species
Northern elephant seal
Number of seals
2
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Alex Fletcher / Race Rocks Ecoguardians Log

About this record

Supporting evidence
https://racerocks.ca/elephant-seals/ — The 20 December 2011 entry explicitly places the two seals on Great Race that morning. Northern species: https://racerocks.ca/race-rocks-animals-plants/elephant-seals-mirounga-angustirostris-at-race-rocks/
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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