The ellie roar Ellies - elephant seals - don't particularly like ice - they're much more seals of the sub-Antarctic than the true polar species. This big male is showing off the inflatable proboscis that gave the seals their name. When they roar their loudest, the noise is clearly audible nearly a mile away. We always had a few ellies every summer that took a delight in lying against the rubber pontoons of the Zodiac. One actually managed to roll its entire body into the boat itself. We had a hell of a job persuading it to get out without destroying the entire boat and the outboard that was still on the stern.