Elephant seals return to Año Nuevo State Park. Visitors watch battling bulls and 75-pound pups

The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, drawing wildlife watchers eager for a glimpse of the largest seals on the ...
NPR

Elephant seals remember their enemies

Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...
East Bay Times

What California’s big, gross elephant seals can teach us about life

What can an elephant seal – a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle – teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. “The animals are amazing. I mean, everything ...
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Bay Area hosts one of world's largest northern elephant seal mainland-breeding colonies

The Northern Elephant Seal breeding season is underway. One of the largest mainland-breeding colonies is here in the Bay Area. State park officials say so far, more than 1,000 elephant seals have ...