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Environmental, social changes shift how elephant seals communicate Elephant Seals, Male Elephant, North American Animals, Sea Mammal, Elephant Seal, Voice Recognition, Incredible Creatures, Sea Lion, Ocean Creatures

UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate Caroline Casey retraced biologist Burney Le Boeuf's scientific footsteps and discovered the seals’ threat calls no longer had geographic distinctions. Instead, as the northern elephant seal population had increased, the males’ calls had grown more individualized and complex.

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Elephant Seal: Sea elephants, as these seals are sometimes called, give birth in late winter to a single pup and nurse it for approximately a month. While suckling their young, females do not eat—both mother and child live off the energy stored in ample reserves of her blubber. Females give birth to a single pup each year after an 11-month pregnancy. Sea Elephant, Conservation Photography, Elephant Seals, Bull Elephant, Elephant Seal, Sea Cow, A Seal, Incredible Creatures, San Diego Zoo

One of the things that I miss the most about not being in California for the start of a new year, is that I can't take my annual trip to Año Nuevo State Reserve to see the northern elephant seals. This shot is from a trip there last January, when I saw this bull chase a rival off of his beach. If you live in northern California and haven't visited the seals yet, I highly recommend that you reserve your tickets for a Seal Walk now! Blog | Facebook Page

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