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Elephant Seals visit La Ernestina in Punta Norte

2008.10.13
an adult male shows its scars

a new born with a friendly look.

female


pup with an itch



the male in the water is looking at the dominant male, measuring up for a possible fight for his females


a weaned pup, on a hot day, ventures into the breakers to cool down

new and old scars






curious sea lions follow this large male, with a huge scar on its head

Elephant Seals spend most of their time in the water but come to shore in very few places, to mate and calf. In October, The males violently fight for the females, and the winner gets them all!! The calves have a short lactancy in which they gain a huge amount of weight while the mother losses a third of its own. Finally the females return to the sea leaving their offspring behind, until they are ready to go into the ocean in search of their own food.
5 Comments
allooche good job. wonderful :D
allooche · 2008-10-13: 16:22
allooche peacocks were in the street when I took their photo. There was a zoo near to that street and I think they walked out to see around :D
allooche · 2008-10-13: 17:19
candlelightpink good work -complete comments
candlelightpink · 2008-10-14: 01:06
tristart trés trés belle serie!
tristart · 2008-10-14: 02:09
Marieluska La #5 es fantástica...
Marieluska · 2008-10-27: 08:25
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