Figure 10
From: Skin histology and its role in heat dissipation in three pinniped species
Northern elephant seal, thermograph. Please note “hot” hind flippers and “cold” fore flippers. Note the thermal windows or “hot” spots on the ventral abdomen. Environmental temperature was 20.5-22.7°C. T max =31.8°C (Sp1), T min =22°C (Sp2), ΔT = 9.8°C, T bkg =18.5°C (Sp3).