Elephant seals return to Ao Nuevo State Park. Visitors watch battling bulls and 75-pound pups
PESCADERO, Calif. (AP) — Every winter about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California's Año Nuevo State Park to fight, mate and give birth. The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, drawing wildlife watchers eager for a glimpse of the largest seals on the planet. During what park docent Laura Stern called “pupping season,” bull seals — some reaching up to 16 feet (4. 9 meters) in length and weighing up to 2. 5 tons — engage in bloody battles for breeding access to...
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