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Super Weaner
A super weaner (also super-weaner or superweaner) is an exceptionally large elephant seal at weaning age. Super weaners may reach their large sizes by stealing milk from nursing female elephant seals or by being adopted by an additional mother elephant seal. Background Elephant seals have an abrupt weaning process, in which the weaned juvenile seal does not receive assistance from its parents in finding food. The postweaning period is important for the seals' development, with a high mortality rate. Phenomenon A super weaner, an elephant seal at weaning age which obtains milk from multiple females, can weigh . A typical elephant seal at the same age weighs between and . While most mother elephant seals will bite weaned elephant seals that attempt to suckle, some will allow it for unknown reasons; some super weaners also obtain the additional milk through theft. Instances A study carried out on Año Nuevo Island in California between 1972 and 1977 observed the existence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juvenile Elephant Seal During Molt
Juvenile may refer to: In general *Juvenile status, or minor (law), prior to adulthood *Juvenile (organism) Music *Juvenile (rapper) (born 1975), stage name of American rapper Terius Gray *''Juveniles'', a 2020 studio album by the band Kingswood *" The Juvenile", a song by Ace of Base Film * ''Juvenile'' (2000 film), Japanese film * ''Juvenile'' (2017 film), U.S. film Sports * Juvenile (greyhounds), a greyhound competition *A two-year-old horse in horse racing terminology Other *Juvenile particles, a type of volcanic ejecta See also * Children's literature * Children's clothing *Juvenile novel **Any of "Heinlein juveniles" *Juvenile delinquency *Juvenile hall (juvenile detention center) * Juvie (other) *Juvenilia Juvenilia are literary, musical or artistic works produced by authors during their youth. Written juvenilia, if published at all, usually appear as retrospective publications, some time after the author has become well known for later works. Bac ..., wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
