Elephant seal bulls are washing up at San Simeon Cove ... the sneaker bull moves forward among the females and tries to mate. Females typically bellow and complain, but the beachmaster may ...

Elephant seal bull rests on the sand as he gets used ... All bulls are focused on mating, regardless of their status in the beach hierarchy. Lower-ranking bulls sneak around the harem and try ...

In southern elephant seal colonies, females return each year to the beach where they were born to give birth and mate again before returning to the sea for the rest of the year. Males arrive a few ...

Northern elephant seals are the largest true seal in the Northern ... by around 20cm and helps to generate their incredibly loud mating call.

Year after year, animals return to these calm, protected waters to mate and raise their young. Large colonies of sea lions and elephant seals line miles of coastal beaches, while southern right ...

Elephant seal bulls are washing up at San Simeon Cove, Washburn beach and Moonstone Beach in Cambria. Unwary visitors may find that what appears to be driftwood is actually a live seal.

Elephant seal bulls are washing up at San Simeon Cove ... As he galumphs across the beach in battle, the sneaker bull moves forward among the females and tries to mate. Females typically bellow and ...