Juvenile Pup Photos

Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01611  

Guadalupe fur seal pup sits on brown rocks along the coastline of Guadalupe Island.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02441  

California sea lion nuzzles a huge adult male bull. This is unusual behavior but the bull accepted the tiny pup and did not push it away or injure it.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40178  

Guadalupe fur seal mother and pup.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02440  

A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother.
Species: Pacific Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40218  

Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15750  

A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup with milk on its face from nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39130  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About One Week Old With Its Mother. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41008  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About One Week Old. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41015  

Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, yawning on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39046  

Pacific harbor seal mother nuzzling her newborn pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla. Mothers will nuzzle and touch their young pups frequently to solidify their bond.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39049  

Pacific harbor seal mother and newborn pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39059  

Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39060  

Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk.
Species: Pacific Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40214  

Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk.
Species: Pacific Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40224  

Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15752  

Northern elephant seal, mother and neonate pup, gulls eating placenta.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 00945  

Guadalupe fur seal, San Benito Islands.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02103  

A Pacific harbor seal pup hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 02162  

Guadalupe fur seals, two males fighting, Islas San Benito.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02296  

California sea lion pup starving during 1997-8 El Nino event, Coronado Islands.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02417  

Galapagos sea lion pup nursing.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02427  

California sea lion mother and pup swimming over kelp-covered reef at the base of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02976  

Guadalupe fur seal, juvenile.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 10321  

Pacific harbor seal pup.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15763  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About One Week Old With Its Mother. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41009  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About One Week Old Nursing. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41011  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About One Week Old With Its Mother. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41012  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About One Week Old With Its Mother. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41013  

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About One Week Old With Its Mother. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41016