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| 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. Image ID: 20388 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | 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. Image ID: 15408 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 23421 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head, Revilligigedos. Image ID: 05768 Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia | Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. Image ID: 09606 Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. Image ID: 09609 Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico |
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| Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. Image ID: 09618 Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | Elephant seals in the surf, showing extreme dimorphism, males (5000 lb) are triple the size of females (1700 lb). Central California. Image ID: 15497 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. Image ID: 23528 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Gorgonians grow on rocky reef, kelp forest and a white boat floating on the surface can be seen in the background, underwater. Image ID: 23537 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. Image ID: 27499 Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico | 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. Image ID: 15411 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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| 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. Image ID: 15447 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. Image ID: 23586 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. Image ID: 12862 Species: Square-spot fairy basslet, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia |
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| Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. Image ID: 12863 Species: Square-spot fairy basslet, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia | Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. Image ID: 12864 Species: Square-spot fairy basslet, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia | Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. Image ID: 12865 Species: Square-spot fairy basslet, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia |
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| Elephant seals in the surf, showing extreme dimorphism, males (5000 lb) are triple the size of females (1700 lb). Central California. Image ID: 15404 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | 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. Image ID: 15446 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | 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. Image ID: 20389 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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| A bull elephant seal approaches a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her, in spite of nearly smashing the female's pup in the process. Image ID: 20390 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | A bull elephant seal eyes a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her. Image ID: 20417 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA | 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. Image ID: 20428 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA |
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| California sheephead, adult male. Image ID: 01936 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Adult male Guadalupe fur seal with females and pups. Image ID: 03743 Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | Cortez chubb including golden phase. Image ID: 06179 Species: Cortez chubb, Kyphosus elegans Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico |
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| Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head, Revilligigedos. Image ID: 05769 Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia | Cortez chubb showing golden phase mating male. Image ID: 06852 Species: Cortez chubb, Kyphosus elegans Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico | California sheephead, adult male. Image ID: 07072 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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