Not to anthropomorphize too much here, but this frame really makes me smile since to me it looks like this harbor seal is hysterically laugh...

Around this time of year at Año Nuveo State Reserve, most of the adult northern elephant seals have gone back to sea, and all that's lef...

By now, most of the large male elephant seals are likely back out at sea, where they'll stay without coming back to land until sometime ...

An elephant seal beachmaster defends his harem at Ano Nuevo State Reserve. This was probably the largest alpha male that we saw on this trip...