adding that most of the adult males and many of the most experienced and fertile females have not returned. Tracking and monitoring the virus among elephant seals is a collaborative effort.

Once adult females depart, their male counterparts follow suit. In April, most pups leave the area to find food while juvenile elephant seals and adult females come to shore for two to three weeks ...

(Seaside Aquarium) The northern elephant seal is the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, the Seaside Aquarium says. In particular, the adult males are known for their distinctive, inflatable noses ...

“They remind them of aliens,” said Bates, 24. An adult northern elephant seal maneuvers at Año Nuevo State Park in Pescadero, Calif., Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...

Experts moved the elephant seal pup to a less popular beach, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Beth Quillian told KOIN. Sub-adult elephant seals, she said, inhabit Oregon beaches ...