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Mating attempt
Bull elephant seal embraces a much smaller female seal on a rocky beach as other females snooze beside them.
An elephant seal male attempts to mate with a female. This male was seen sneaking into the harem while the alpha male was cooling off in the water from a fight.
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NPS / PRNSA / Aiko Goldston - NMFS Permit No. 27424
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Point Reyes National Seashore, Code: PORE
San Francisco Bay Area Network, Code: SFAN
San Francisco Bay Area Network, Code: SFAN
Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California
Latitude: 38.0550003051758, Longitude: -122.879997253418
Latitude: 38.0550003051758, Longitude: -122.879997253418
02/20/2025
02/20/2025
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NPS / PRNSA / Aiko Goldston - NMFS Permit No. 27424
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 4:47:34 PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 4:49:05 PM
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Panasonic Panasonic, DMC-FZ300 100, N/A
1/1000 sec at f / 4
77 mm
ISO 100
Thursday, February 20, 2025 3:05:34 PM
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Scenic