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Justification:
In July there is a decent amount of phytoplankton. In September there is an abundance of phytoplankton. Presently, there is not much phytoplankton in the elephant seals travel path.

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Observations:
There are a decent amount of phytoplankton on the travel path of the elephant seal and they do not eat them either.

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Justification:
My animal seems to move away from warm water and to to cool, deep water where its food supply mainly lives. The elephant seal moves against the currents and it not really affected by any other outside force.

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Observations:
At the beginning of the during the first half of the elephant seals travels it in water around 17˚F while the second half of its journey is travelled in much colder water (12˚F). There is no sea ice on the path of my animal but the currents actually push against and down on the elephant seals migration pattern.

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Justification:
Since the animal moves from an area of high elevation to another area a high elevation (in terms of sea level) the Northern Elephant Seal is likely moving across the open water to switch between feeding grounds and breeding grounds. The Elephant Seal’s diet consists of crab, octopus, fish and other animals than it dives deep down to get, which might also explain why it moves across deep water in its travels.

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Observation:
The elephant seal seems to like to stay in deep, cool waters. This elephant seal started its journey near a coast above sea level but traveled in open water between -3,500 and -4,000 feet for most of its journey. Near the end it stopped at an underwater mountain range where the depth was less then higher than -1,000 feet deep.

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Obstacles: Prey for killer whales and white sharks, human hunting
Habitat: Northern Pacific and western coast of the Americas
Adaptations: Development of the trunk-like nose, moves on land by flopping its belly, emit low-frequency sounds to conserve energy

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Characteristics: Females about10 ft long and 1,500 pounds, males about 13 ft long and 4,500 pounds, broad and round face, large eyes, silvery-brown coat, sexual maturity
Food: Females make deep dives, males tend to stay close to the coast, eats squid, crabs, fish, shrimp, etc.

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Characteristics: Sleek sliver-gray coat
Food: Move out to the water to feed
Obstacles: Prey for killer whales and white sharks, human hunting
Habitat: Western coast of the Americas, rocky beaches and water near the coast
Adaptations: Shed black coat

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Characteristics: Black coat
Food: Suckle from mothers
Obstacles: Prey for killer whales and white sharks, can be crushed during fights between bulls, human hunting
Habitat: Western coast of the Americas, rocky beaches
Adaptations: None