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[Andy Stringer]

Please wipe my nose!

If this is a male, he will have a big nose to wipe when he grows up. It helps to establish the hierarchy on the beach, just like these southern elephant seals...


Southern Elephant Seal Bulls Fighting by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

The one with the biggest nose gets the girls...


Southern Elephant Seals Mating by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

The male southern elephant seal grows to about five times the size of an adult female, the most extreme example of sexual dimorphism amongst mammals.