On Sunday I went out with the Barnett/Dow crew for some fine viewing of the Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo. Ano Nuevo State Park is the largest breeding ground for the northern elephant seal. At this time of year the females have mostly all given birth and are getting ready to mate. Once they mate they head back out to sea to feed for the next 9 months or so. The females congregate in harems that are guarded by one alpha male who hopes to mate with each one in turn. We actually saw some mating going on, that's right, real life wildlife porn!! It was about as exciting as watching elephant seals sleep. But we did see lots of cute babies and a few fights. All in all a pretty impressive sight. I posted photos at: Elephant Seals
Katy
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Good photos, Katy! These creatures are huge - it must have been a fascinating trip. I assume that this is the time to go and see them before they head out again. Were you on a boat or did you see this from the land?
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