Alex Hyde / Southern Elephant Seal bull (Mirounga leonina) close up portrait, King Haakon Bay, South Georgia. November.

Alex Hyde / Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) pup with mother. King Haakon Bay, South Georgia. November.

Alex Hyde / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Grytviken, South Georgia. November.

Alex Hyde / Colonies of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) on beach at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. November.

Alex Hyde / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group of three on the shore, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. November.

Agustin Esmoris / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) male calling and bleeding after fight, Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Peter Bassett / Male Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) shifting position on a beach, surrounded by females, almost crushing a pup, Gold Harbour, South Georgia.Gold Harbour, South Georgia.

Frederique Olivier / Close-up of a dominant male Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) calling, Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctic Australia.

Heike Odermatt / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Sean Crane / Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) male calling in territoral display with breath visible, San Simeon, California

Chien Lee / Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) juveniles sleeping, California

Floris van Breugel / Two Bull Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) face off before fighting in the middle of the extensive Piedras Blancas rookery with over 150 seals just in this photo, mostly pregnant or nu...