When Is an Elephant Not an Elephant? When It's a Seal, Of Course!

Where would you be most likely to see a Northern Elephant Seal?

• In the ocean off the coast of Florida

• On an island near Antarctica

• On a rocky shoreline in Europe

• On a beach in California

What do elephant seal cows primarily eat?

• Stingrays

• Bottom-feeding fish

• Squid and octopuses

• Small sharks

What do elephant seal bulls primarily eat?

• Seaweed

• Plankton

• Squid and octopuses

• Small sharks and stingrays

How can you tell male and female elephant seals apart from a distance?

• Females have longer fins

• Males are darker in color

• Females are larger than males

• Males have a trunk (proboscis), females do not

Which fact about elephant seals is true?

• They spend most of their lives underwater.

• They all have a large proboscis, like an elephant.

• They usually weigh more than 5,000 pounds.

• They spend most of their lives on beaches.

About how much would five adult, male elephant seals weigh?

• 10,000 pounds

• 25,000 pounds

• 15,000 pounds

• 20,000 pounds

What is the term for large colonies of elephant seals?

• Rookeries

• Pods

• Flocks

• Herds

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What is the antonym for 'deep' as used in the context of the article?

• Shallow

• Narrow

• Wide

• High

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