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Table 1 Capture, release, and recovery information for the four translocated elephant seals

From: Development of an animal-borne “sonar tag” for quantifying prey availability: test deployments on northern elephant seals

Seal

Mass (kg)

Standard length (cm)

Capture/release date

Cortisol at capture (μg/dL)

Return to shore date

Days at liberty

Recapture date

1

175

183

April 6, 2012

9.345

April 12, 2012

6

April 13, 2012

2

240

204

April 10, 2012

12.101

April 13, 2012

3

April 15, 2012

3

168

181

April 16, 2012

2.548

April 20, 2012

4

April 23, 2012

4

173

184

April 16, 2012

2.254

May 4, 2012

18

May 11, 2012