Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males to ...
For dudes looking for female company, the prospects are good at Año Nuevo — the scenic spot on the Northern California coast is home to plenty of eligible companions. Of course, it helps if you’re a 5 ...
PESCADERO – The first thing you notice is the sound, as you approach the beach at Año Nuevo State Park during the peak of elephant seal breeding season. To an untrained ear, it’s a din of honking, ...
December begins the elephant seal breeding season. Adults and pups are active. The first pup was born overnight on Dec. 15-16, in the rain. Seeing a pup born is exciting. Watch for females fussing and ...
Dead seal pups on a Canadian island have been found with mysterious spiral-shaped injuries for years. The wounds were thought ...
A pup was born Dec. 16 in the “maternity ward” area along the south end of the Piedras Blancas boardwalk near San Simeon. More will follow as the birth and breeding season unfolds through February. A ...
Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...
Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males to ...
PESCADERO – The first thing you notice is the sound, as you approach the beach at Año Nuevo State Park during the peak of elephant seal breeding season. To an untrained ear, it’s a din of honking, ...