Elephant Seals
Males can get as large as 5,000 lbs. (2267 kg) and females as large as 1,400 lbs. (640 kg) so they mainly lie around all day.
You can click here for more details about the elephant seals.
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We got out of there as quickly as possible!
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You can see them live on the seal cam here assuming it is daytime here.
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- Karen
13 comments:
Karen, these are SPECTACULAR shots. Oh they are all so cute even the large guys. If I were that large I'd be lying around all day too. You captured some great closeups. I'd love to see that in person and I may just check it out. Thanks for the info.
Karen, love your shots, and that baby seal hiding in the bushes looks very expressive, i love watching them.
Bonjour Karen,
de très belles photos que j'aurais aimé prendre.
Bonne journée.
Christian.
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Hello Karen,
very nice pictures that I liked to take.
Good day.
Christian.
Simply wonderful shots. So cute and so much musical feel with the way they move
they're beautiful! and what a coincidence that you mention them going to a place called "ano nuevo," which is spanish for "new year." perfect timing much?
happy new year! :)
The trunk of baby seal isn't that profound. I see some birds. They get along well?
Adorable creatures. Do they attack?
Arrived here via fuelmyblog and I'm glad I did! What wonderful photos a sight to behold.
Great blog,
Mike.
Thank you everyone for your comments.
Poetic Shutterbug: Their faces are really cute almost like a puppy's face. Luckily, most were beached pretty close to the platform so we could get a closer look at them.
Betchai: The baby was definitely scared of us. Since they are all free to roam anywhere, some roamed all the way up the beach which was where we saw this little guy.
Christian: Thank you. Wildlife is fun to photograph.
Roentarre: Their faces are really cute. Surprisingly with their huge size, they move pretty quick.
Fortuitous Faery: It never occurred to me that it meant new year until you brought it up to my attention! You are so right!
Jam: Their trunks get larger as they mature into adults. From what I read, seagulls like to eat the placentas after the females give birth. They get along unless the birds get too close to their pups.
Mei Teng: They are quite territorial so I would not want to get too close to a mad 6000 lbs. animal. They do move fast for their size.
67 Not Out: Thank you for visiting for the first time. I wasn't sure how far my blog reaches so thanks for letting me know where you saw it.
Awww, they are so cute. And these are really great pics---you got right up there!
Hey Karen, thanks for the comment on my blog :) I'm a very amateur photographer - looking at yours I see how amateur I really am! They are amazing! Really beautiful shots. I'll definitely subscribe to your feed.
very interesting, Karen! Love it :D
I love the picture of the baby seal! I took a look at the seal cam - so cute! I've never seen any live coverage of California so that was a bit exciting too.
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