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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15458 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, scar / wound, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Scar / Wound | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Northern elephant seal. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico. Image: 03505 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, guadalupe island, isla guadalupe, marine, marine mammal, mexico, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, pacific, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Guadalupe Island, Isla Guadalupe Special Biosphere Reserve, Northern Elephant Seal, Underwater See Portfolio Related To This Image | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico. Image: 00942 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Elephant Seal, San Benito Island |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20369 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15394 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20388 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mating / courtship, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, sexual dimorphism / male - female difference, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Mating / Courtship, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Sexual Dimorphism / Male - Female Difference |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15387 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, bellowing, carnivore, elephant seal bellowing, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, scar / wound, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Scar / Wound | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15388 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, scar / wound, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Scar / Wound | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15408 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mating / courtship, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, sexual dimorphism / male - female difference, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Mating / Courtship, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Sexual Dimorphism / Male - Female Difference |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15521 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, bellowing, carnivore, elephant seal bellowing, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20370 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20371 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Northern elephant seal, mother and neonate pup, gulls eating placenta. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 00945 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, bird, california, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, gull (laridae), juvenile / pup, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Big Sur, Gull, Juvenile / Pup, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico. Image: 02161 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Elephant Seal, San Benito Island, Underwater | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Northern elephant seal. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico. Image: 03508 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, guadalupe island, isla guadalupe, marine, marine mammal, mexico, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, pacific, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, subject, technique, underwater, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Guadalupe Island, Isla Guadalupe Special Biosphere Reserve, Northern Elephant Seal, Underwater |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15460 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15489 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, bellowing, carnivore, elephant seal bellowing, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20377 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20407 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. The Piedras Blancas lighthouse is visible in upper left. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20355 -?- Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, piedras blancas lighthouse, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20358 -?- Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20372 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20382 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20386 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, bellowing, carnivore, elephant seal bellowing, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Elephant seal pup scratches its face with its foreflipper. Note the five "fingernails" on the flipper. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 20404 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, juvenile / pup, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Juvenile / Pup, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Elephant seal mother and pup vocalize to one another constantly, likely to reassure the pup and confirm the maternal identity on a crowded beach. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15421 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, juvenile / pup, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, mother / pup / nurturing, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Juvenile / Pup, Mother / Pup / Nurturing, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15390 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, bellowing, carnivore, elephant seal bellowing, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, pinniped behavior, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Bellowing, Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas |
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| Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. This bull elephant seal surveys his territory. He shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15391 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, elephant seal proboscis, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped anatomy, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Elephant Seal Proboscis, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Two adult female elephant seals rest on a sandy beach, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15392 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas | Mirounga Angustirostris Photo. Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA. Image: 15393 -?- Species: Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA Keywords: animal, carnivore, endangered, endangered / threatened species, fighting elephant seals, marine, marine mammal, mirounga angustirostris, northern elephant seal, phocid, phocidae, pinniped, pinniped behavior, territorial dispute, photo, photograph, picture, photos, stock photo, image Categories: Fighting Elephant Seals, Northern Elephant Seal, Piedras Blancas, Territorial Dispute |
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