Can I beat an Elephant seal?

Maybe not you, but in the 1800s elephant seals (then called sea elephants) made the best harness oil, and were harvested with great enthusiasm. Elephant seals crowd onto beaches during breeding season, hauling themselves out of water for an interlude of sun and sex. They are unaggressive, unafraid, and very large. read more

Southern elephant seals, which live in the Antarctic, were also heavily harvested and have recovered in part. According to the written accounts, lancing an elephant seal was not nearly as hard as boiling it down. read more

Northern elephant seal bulls reach a length of 4.3 to 4.8 m (14 to 16 ft) and the heaviest weigh about 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). The northern and southern elephant seal can be distinguished by looking at various external features. On average, the southern elephant seal tends to be larger than the northern species. read more

Elephant Seal jaws are far larger than bear jaws, and they have far bigger teeth. I would rather have a bear bite my arm than en elephant seal And from experience, that isn't the largest that an Elephant Seal skull can get. read more