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#MoltingMiroungas: Learn about Molting Elephant Seals (in 14 languages!)
The Friends of the Elephant Seal Docents/Guides frequently welcome visitors from all over the world to Piedras Blancas. In a muilti-year project, Brandt Kehoe collected a fantastic collection of native language speakers presenting seasonal facts about northern...
Research Blog December 2021
A NARROW WINDOW by Tim Postiff The timing of reproduction in plants and animals is optimized for success and must be balanced against growth of the organism. For northern elephant seals, birth must be separate from migration – birthing at sea is fatal for pups. ...
First Pup of the Winter Birthing Season!
On Thursday morning, December 16, 2021, we saw the first pup born at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Viewing Area (south beach). And he has a name.. Casey! A record four people accurately predicted the date in our "first pup" contest. Congratulations to Cindy...
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