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Galapagos sea lion pup nursing, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Sombrero Chino Elephant seal pup nurses. 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, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California Elephant seal pup nurses. 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, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California Two pups nurse on an elephant seal mother. In spite of the fact that a female only has enough milk to successfully nurse a single pup to weaning, abandoned pups may try to nurse and the inexperienced mothers may not understand that both pups are doomed. Winter, Central California, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon Elephant seal pup nurses. 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, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California Pacific harbor seal, pup nursing, Phoca vitulina richardsi, La Jolla, California Pacific harbor seal, pup nursing, Phoca vitulina richardsi, La Jolla, California Baby northern elephant seal nurses on its mother, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California Baby northern elephant seal nurses on its mother, Mirounga angustirostris, Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California

Updated: January 16, 2021