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2. Woman Finds Elephant Seal Casually Hanging by the Side ... - AOL

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   These seals can move depending on whether they are breeding, feeding, or molting, and the pattern can change throughout the year. They typically breed in the Channel Islands off California or Baja ...

3. Año Nuevo State Park - Wikipedia

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   Año Nuevo State Park is the site of one of the largest mainland breeding colonies for the northern elephant seal (another is in Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area—100 miles (161 km) south near the town of Cambria and the San Simeon approach to Hearst Castle). The seals attract so much interest that early ...

4. Point Reyes National Seashore - Wikipedia

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   The first elephant seal breeding colony was established at Chimney Beach, which is protected by 100-foot (30 m) cliffs [17], although the first documented pup was born at Point Reyes in 1976. [18]. In January 2019, during the federal government shutdown, park rangers were not working and the seals had pups on Drakes Beach and its parking lot.

5. Elephant seals are leaving California beaches. Where ... - AOL

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   Elephant seals can reach over 13 feet in length and can weigh 4,400 pounds, or 2.2 tons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They typically live about 19 years. They ...

6. Northern elephant seal - Wikipedia

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   The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals ). Elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis , which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises ...

7. Bull elephant seals take over SLO County beaches. How will ...

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   There’s a reason the male elephant seals lounging on the sand look a bit ratty. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden ...

8. Elephant seal - Wikipedia

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   Elephant seals or sea elephants are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga.Both species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina), were hunted to the brink of extinction for lamp oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered.

9. First elephant seal pups of season born at SLO County ... - AOL

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   More than 5,000 pups are expected to be born in the Piedras Blancas rookery before the breeding season is over in mid-March. First elephant seal pups of season born at SLO County beaches. Here’s ...