Monday, February 18, 2013

san simeon elephant seals giving birth

females
I'm not gonna include a lot of info about these animals simply because there is a dedicated group of individuals who donate their time and efforts to cataloging the ongoings and schedules of this group of elephant seals in san simeon california. The group refer to themselves as friends of the elephant seals and their website is elephantseal.org. Another interesting site is noaa.com where they tag and track seals with gps tags, the title is tagging of pacific pelagics.

male

mirounga angustirostris

young males


seasoned vet
 The best time to witness the births taking place is in january at the elphant seal viewing area in san simeon ca. on highway 1. check on elephantseal.org for full schedule
beginning of birth



first breath




nursing

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