Elephant Seal Pup Yawning at Drakes Beach
Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at 11:52:54 PM · 2026/Drakes Beach Elephant Seal Pups
This close-up photograph captures a juvenile elephant seal with its mouth wide open in what appears to be a yawn, displaying its pink mouth interior and developing teeth. The seal's smooth, gray skin shows the typical wrinkles and folds around its neck. The animal is resting on sandy beach terrain with blurred beach and water visible in the background. Another seal can be partially seen in the lower right corner, suggesting this is part of a colony. The overcast lighting creates soft, even illumination on the subject.
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