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Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15403
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15399
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15400
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15401
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15402
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15484
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15485
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15486
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15487
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15525
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 15526
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Image ID: 20387
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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