elephant seal

And yes, we all know how to tell male from female elephant seals down here in California.

Middle Island is home to small colony of elephant seals.

Winter is also the best season to spot elephant seals - or as the case may be, to hear them.

Elephant seals can be seen today on the wildlife reserve.

But the point of this particular trip, I remind myself, is to see the elephant seals.

In all, more than 100,000 barrels of elephant seal oil was produced during this period.

Elephant seals are the first creatures to return to the beaches.

Dude, those are two male elephant seals in the next post.

I could make out the sounds of grizzlies and elephant seals.

They hate going out alone, because of the elephant seals."

About 3.5 million seabirds and 80,000 elephant seals come to the island every year.

Elephant seals are a good example of competition for harems.

In the 1880/90s, hunting reduced the Northern elephant seal to only about 20 individuals.

This is the season the elephant seals come up on the beach to give birth and to mate.

Northern female elephant seals have lived to 22 years, and can give birth starting at the age of three to four.

The point is named after the Elephant seal species.

A common example of a population bottleneck is the Northern elephant seal.

The area is also home to a large northern elephant seal rookery.

Animal tracking using light level data appears to have been first carried out on elephant seals.

Southern elephant seals are among the larger life forms.

A large parking area and boardwalk offer easy access to view the elephant seals.

Learn more with the 15 elephant seal videos in this playlist.

On elephant seals, the tag is glued to the fur.

Elephant seals do not need to drink, as they get their water from food and metabolism of fats.

He returned on August 26 with 350 barrels of oil obtained from elephant seals.