Northern Elephant Seal Mother and Newborn Pup at Rest
Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at 11:43:38 PM · 2026/Drakes Beach Elephant Seal Pups
This wildlife photograph captures an intimate scene of a northern elephant seal mother with her recently born pup on a sandy beach. The large adult seal, with characteristic gray skin, lies beside her much smaller, darker pup who appears to still have its birth coat. The seals are resting in shallow depressions in the sand, with scattered driftwood and debris nearby. The beach setting shows the natural environment where elephant seals come ashore to give birth and nurse their young during breeding season.
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