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Elephant Seal Sounds

Real elephant seal recordings you can play here, loop or download as an MP3.

2 sounds · free MP3 download · free to use

Elephant Seal Sounds

  1. Northern Elephant Seal

    Mirounga angustirostris, recorded in CA, USA, 2021.

    CC BY 4.0 · Credit: Dawn Ellner, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

    0:15MP3

  2. Southern Elephant Seal

    Mirounga leonina, recorded in Chubut, Argentina, 2019.

    CC BY 4.0 · Credit: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

    0:14MP3

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Questions

Can I use these elephant seal sounds in a YouTube video or a paid project?

Yes. Every clip here is CC0, public domain or CC BY, and all of those allow use in monetised videos, podcasts, games, apps and client work, with no fee and no need to ask.

Do I need to give credit for these elephant seal sounds?

Only for every clip on this page, the ones marked CC BY 4.0. Put the credit line in your description or end credits, for example "Northern Elephant Seal, Dawn Ellner, CC BY 4.0" and "Southern Elephant Seal, Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0".

Do all elephant seals sound the same?

No. Each species has its own calls, which is why this page has two of them: Northern Elephant Seal and Southern Elephant Seal. If you are trying to name one you heard, start with the species found near you.