Elephant Seal Pup with Adults at Drakes Beach
Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at 11:52:25 PM · 2026/Drakes Beach Elephant Seal Pups
This wildlife photograph captures elephant seals on a beach, with a dark, newly-born or very young pup in the foreground looking directly at the camera. The pup's wrinkled skin and small size contrast with the much larger, sand-covered adult seals resting behind it. The scene is set on a wide, sandy beach with several other seals visible in the soft, overexposed background. The image conveys the natural behavior of elephant seals during breeding season, showing multiple generations coexisting on their haul-out beach.
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