Monterey Bay in Winter: Photos by Frans Lanting
Renowned photographer Frans Lanting and writer Christine Eckstrom explore the Monterey Bay area in a new book. "There is a different pulse to the seasons here than in any other...
Tag: elephant seals
Meet The Deep-Diving, Ear-Splitting 4,500-Pound Rock Star of Año Nuevo
Elephant seals are among the most extreme animals on earth. Will it be enough to help them survive extreme change?
Elephant Seals Reclaim Beach from H. Sapiens
Point Reyes National Seashore staff returned from the government shutdown to find a new master of the beach.
Signs of the season: elephant seals, born to breed
One of the most dramatic mating rituals in the animal kingdom is right on our Bay Area doorstep. Male elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park risk life and limb...
Footage of elephant seal pups nursing, and more
Nature photographer David Cruz sent in these amazing pics and a video of nursing pups from his recent trip out to Ano Nuevo State Reserve.
The Outer Point in Autumn
The Outer Point Reyes Peninsula is a Mecca for both birds and birdwatchers during autumn migration. And it's a fine place to see elephant seals as well.
Elephant seals occupy area beaches
Thousands of elephant seals have colonized beaches to partake in annual, combative mating rituals. The mass of beached blubber is not just a tourist spectacle. It also draws the attention...
Tracking an Extreme Mammal: Elephant Seals
They can plunge to depths of more than a mile and stay submerged for 90 minutes without coming up for air. They can swim up to 14,000 miles a year....
Winter Wildlife Watching
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and nothing melts the heart like the sight of a newborn marine mammal pup. How about a thousand of them? That's how many...
Beyond Jaws
Fast, silent, and deadly, the great white shark has long evoked both fear and awe among those who live, work, and play along the California coast. Yet for all its...
