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http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/elephant-seals-pod.html

Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island
Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to mate anew, weaned elephant seal pups stick close together until ready for a first season at sea.

See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Elephant Seals."

译文:

小象海豹,南乔治亚岛
摄影:Yva Momatiuk,John Eastcott

本月每日一图的主题是：国家地理杂志专题

母象海豹把幼崽喂肥便抛下它们，去进行再次交配。两只刚断奶的小象海豹紧紧靠在一起，直到它们为海洋生活做好准备。

2009-03-31 fix: elephant seal是指象海豹（Mirounga），walrus才是海象（Odobenus）；象海豹属于海豹科（Phocidae），海象属于海象科（Odobenidae）；象海豹也作sea elephant，海象也作sea horse。