Elephant seal class of 2025 is arriving on the beach. The young seals, not yet in the breeding population, take over the beach at this time of year. Adult females are out at sea, foraging, growing the ...
Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males to ...
POINT REYES, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, a major migration is happening in Marin County. Elephant seals are returning to Drake's Beach at the Point Reyes National Seashore for breeding season ...
A 2,000-pound elephant seal nicknamed Nibbles has become an unwelcome seasonal resident at Jenner, where he has chased off the harbor seals and bit a surfer, a kayaker and, most recently, a dog. ''It ...
Hefty bulls take over the beach during the summer months, to molt their skin. The younger bulls stage battles, but mostly bulls rest and let their skin peel off. Unusual scars attest to the dangers of ...
Majestic gray whales and lumbering elephant seals are back along the Point Reyes coastline, and visitors are getting a show. "It's pretty active out here," said John Golda, a ranger with the Point ...
From the frigid waves to crowded beaches, elephant seals dominate through their incredible mass and booming displays. Their ...