Seeing "Elephants and Lions" is not just a scene from plains of East Africa, but also one from many of the beaches around the Falkland Islands where good numbers of Elephant Seals and Sea Lions can be found.  These "Southern" Elephant Seals and Sea Lions, are both found in huge numbers across the Southern coasts of South America and along the beaches of many islands in the region as far south as Antarctica.  They come ashore on many of the beaches of the Falklands to have their young.

Elephant Seals are huge and adult males can reach 5 meters in length and weigh up to 4,000 kg.  The males  can weigh up to eight times more than the females and this is the largest weight difference of any mammal.  The females are still big and can reach up to 3 metres in length.   The pups are born in October and they can be seen ashore until January particularly on the Southern Islands such as Sea Lion Island.