One
of the best places to see elephant seals in California is on one of the
beaches at the Point Reyes National Seashore. The seals seen here are
actually northern elephant seals. My wife and I visited the San
Francisco area back in July and were about to take a few elephant seals
pictures as well as this long shot video of them fighting. The footage
starts off with some shots of us passing under the Golden State Bridge
while heading twenty four miles out into the ocean to look for blue
whales (we saw two, sorry no pictures).
How big are elephant seals? I know it’s hard to tell in the video since we were so far away so here is a picture from the Marine Mammal Center which has a replica you can stand next to. As you can see, these pinnipeds are massive. In fact, a bull elephant seal can weigh up to 5400 pounds. Do you know they can hold their breath for over 100 minutes?
Where do elephant seals live? The ones pictured live along the California coast. These magnificent creatures are highly endangered because the elephant seal habitat it being destroyed by humans.
While in California, we took the opportunity to visit the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.
-Nick
In Awe of Nature
How big are elephant seals? I know it’s hard to tell in the video since we were so far away so here is a picture from the Marine Mammal Center which has a replica you can stand next to. As you can see, these pinnipeds are massive. In fact, a bull elephant seal can weigh up to 5400 pounds. Do you know they can hold their breath for over 100 minutes?
Where do elephant seals live? The ones pictured live along the California coast. These magnificent creatures are highly endangered because the elephant seal habitat it being destroyed by humans.
While in California, we took the opportunity to visit the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.
-Nick
In Awe of Nature
