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Photo Gallery: Patagonia Wildlife
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A male elephant seal and his pup lounge on a shoreline in Ainsworth Bay, Chile. These charismatic seals with the trunklike nose are common throughout the islands of southern Patagonia. Males can be gargantuan, reaching nearly 20 feet (6 meters) in length and weighing up to 8,800 pounds (4,000 kilograms).
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