They swim in water and the water is also not safe, as it is polluted.

How does an elephant seal obtain its food? Since seals only have one pup annually and approximately 15% of them will die, when the numbers get very low it will be hard to get them back up. Elephant seals eat squid, octopus, and a variety of fish. Elephant evolution. _____ _____ 5.

Elephant seals are in danger because they are threatened by people today also. Elephants require a lot of space. Why or why not?

1. Africa's elephants are in danger of becoming extinct. They are actually doing very well. Based on what you read in the article, are elephant seals in danger of becoming extinct today? Based on what you read in the article, are elephant seals in danger of becoming extinct today? Seals don't get any rarer than the Saimaa ringed seals (Pusa hispida saimensis) of Finland. _____ _____ 4. What foods are a part of an elephant seal's diet? Increased poaching on the continent is putting Africa's elephants in danger. In the next ten years the population could be cut by a more than quarter. Last year about 20000 elephants were killed. Elephants require a lot of space. An elephant seal obtains food by diving to depths of around 1,000 to 4,000 feet to hunt. According to the IUCN Red List, both species are considered to be Least Concern. The largest of all land beasts, elephants are thundering, trumpeting six-tonne monuments to the wonder of evolution. By protecting the seals and making changes now we don’t have to wait until those numbers are drastically low. Especially in central African countries elephant populations are down to alarming numbers. This is why conservation efforts are in place now. Elephant Seals are not endangered. Saimaa ringed seals. According to the information in the article, describe two reasons why elephant seals come on land. For example, Asian elephants used to roam from Syria to northern China and the Indonesian islands. Today, elephant seals are not in danger of becoming extinct. 5. Why or why not? Today, an even more significant risk pushing elephants toward extinction is the loss of their habitat.