Elephant Seals (California) - IncredibleTravelPhotos by Oliver Klink- powered by SmugMug

Ano Nuevo is located 1 hour south of San Francisco on HWY 1.

The only way to see the seals during breeding season is on a guided tour.
Tours are given daily from December through March, but January and February are the best times to go if you want to see a lot of action.

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incredibletravelphotos > By March, most of the adults are gone and the pups, called "weaners" must learn how to swim, find food and survive on their own.

incredibletravelphotos > Males grow fourteen to sixteen feet long and can weigh up to 2 1/2 tons.

incredibletravelphotos > Elephant seals are well named because their large noses resemble an elephant's trunk. Males begin developing this enlarged nose at about three to five years.

incredibletravelphotos > We took a short hike along the beach before the guided tour and stumbled across this sleeping beauty.

incredibletravelphotos > Males engage in small skirmishes and violent battles to establish dominance and for the right to mate with all the females.

incredibletravelphotos > Dominant males will often inflate their noses and produce a noise that sounds like a drum to warn lesser males away.

incredibletravelphotos > Females give birth to a single 75-pound pup 3 to 6 days after they come on shore, then they gather in large harems.
A young pup can be seen in the foreground.

incredibletravelphotos > Año Nuevo is the site of the largest breeding colony of the northern elephant seal.

By March, most of the adults are gone and the pups, called "weaners" must learn how to swim, find food and survive on their own.

> By March, most of the adults are gone and the pups, called "weaners" must learn how to swim, find food and survive on their own.

By March, most of the adults are gone and the pups, called "weaners" must learn how to swim, find food and survive on their own.

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