#elephantseals

[wilsonneate]

An elephant seal telling a clearly hilarious joke. Point Reyes, CA. November 2023.

[drdadbooks]

Passing the Time C7A8298 by Daniel D'Auria Via Flickr: A few female elephant seals pass the time relaxing on the beach at Whale Point in the Falkland Islands. Of course, time passed isn’t complete without some form of entertainment. Since elephant seals don’t have cellphones, books, or TV, they most commonly entertain themselves with some form of friendly sparring. I imagine that these relatively nonviolent encounters prepare them for the rare moments when true defense measures are needed. Long periods of sleep were punctuated with occasional eye opening, warning gapes, and the rare inchworm-like movements along the beach. It was a truly intriguing and relaxing day.

[bloomwithbravery]

pit stop alert 🚨 the elephant seal vista point in San Simeon along highway 1

fun facts 👇🏻 🦭 the best time to visit the lookout is January, April, October or fall and winter 🦭 there are seals at the rookery year round; however there are peak times 🎟️ this is the only rookery in the world that is easily accessible, free and open to the public every day 📏 adult males can reach 16 ft in length and weigh up to 5,000 pounds ��� when the elephant seals leave the shore, they swim up north to Washington, even Alaska without stopping then return to the rookery 🏖️ when they're at the rookery, they're resting and/or breeding and barely leave the shore since they swim non-stop

📍 highway 1, San Simeon, California

[noaasanctuaries]

Congratulations to the 3rd place Sanctuary Life winner of our photo contest, Douglas Croft, for capturing this action shot of two elephant seals fighting in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

Each year between December and February, elephant seals come to shore to breed. Males – like the two seen here – arrive first and fight for territory on the beach in quick, aggressive battles. Though males may experience minor injury as a result of these battles, severe harm or lasting damage rarely occur.

Following establishment of territories, females arrive and the mating season ensues. Each pregnant female then gives birth to a single pup, who she’ll nurse for about a month before returning to sea. Our National Marine Sanctuary System really is full of life!

Check out the rest of the winning images:

For their safety and yours, remember to give wildlife plenty of space. Be observant of your surroundings- you don't want to miss the action! View our wildlife viewing guidelines: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wildlife-viewing/

[theworldismyoysterandiamthepearl]

from https://www.boredpanda.com/vintage-historic-photos-librarybizarre/

[miamimerchant]

Funny and cute Wild elephants selfies ii by Miami-Merchant

Elephants taking selfies ii https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/160933967?asc=u

[fatbikeamerica]

What’s Macintyre have to do with me? Well, I was on a beach north of Davenport and took some pictures of the bike. As I was doing so some ladies were pushing a dog kennel on balloon tires, so I assisted with pushing the cart from behind all the way up to the top near the road. Went back for the bike, and returned to help load this baby elephant seal on to the bed of their truck. They asked “What do you want to name it, so you can follow along on its journey while we take care of it” I said “MacIntyre would be great!” #fatbikeamerica #fatbikeadventure #fatbikepacking #marinemammalrescue #mammalrescue #themarinemammalcenter #elephantseal #elephantsealpup #babyseal #seal (at Franklin Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6-j3Yu2qf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[travelnshit]

Standby for days and days of Antarctica spam. I'm going to be working this trip into conversations for the rest of my life with even the most tenuous link. Bit cold? Not as cold as that time I went to Antarctica. Getting married? Nice white dress. Reminds me of the time I went to Antarctica. Grandparent dead? Just like Shackleton who went to Antarctica and now you mention it, did I tell you that I also went there? Day 1 was in Ushuaia. Days 2 & 3 were spent crossing the surprisingly calm Drake Passage so if someone can point at the deity responsible for that I'll sacrifice them a penguin. Day 4 was when shit got real and we landed on one of the South Shetland Islands to gawp at elephant seals and penguins. We got so close to them and they gave exactly zero fucks. It was pretty amazing. Staff were on hand to make sure we didn't get TOO close, mind. Tourists are gonna tourist and they'll tourist extra hard for that selfie. That evening a whole shit tonne of humpback whales showed up, bang in the middle of dinner, the inconsiderate bastards. They don't usually hang out with each other, they were probably all just feeding. The ship was steered closer, we stopped and the whales surrounded us. Later on we were told there could have been up to thirty. We didn't know where to look, there were so many, blasting air through their blowholes with a terrific noise. We spent about an hour watching them and honestly, I can't think of a better way to spend an hour. . 1. Our first iceberg 2. Scuse me, mate. Your seal melted 3. Elephant seals 4. Chinstrap penguin 5. Gentoo penguins 6. Elephant seals, mock jousting 7. Young elephant seal 8-10. Humpback whales . https://travelnshit.com/2023/01/05/antarctica-day-4/ • • • #Antarctica #GAdventures #GExpedition #antarcticaexpedition #antarcticacruise #cruise #wildlife #wildlifespotting #nature #naturegram #instanature #southshetlandislands #elephantseal #penguin #humpbackwhale #marinelife #chinstrappenguin #gentoopenguin #marinetour #travel #travelgram #instatravel #wanderlust #bucketlist #travelcouple #couplegoals (at Antarctic Peninsula) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnazN0qD4Pq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tristarnova]

Yokai Hybirds yokei Godneu

This is of course canons for yokei godneu

Yokai despite their different looks and origins, can all breed with each other, of course, breeding with a species of yokai outside their own, does result in a lot of various hybrid yokai, a rise showing up after the dark ages.

The most common yokai species to perform hybridization with other yokai is the harpy and tengu species, leading to the griffon, griffox (harpy+kitsune), Quetzalcoatl, owlbear, hippogriff, siren (harpy + mermaid), and many others.

Mermaids are also prone to hybridization, creating the siren, sea-bear, sea-goat, merocto (scylla+mermaid.), minocampus (mermaid + Minotaur.) hippocampus, and more.

Other hybrids include the ones which have two animals as part of their name, like the tigershark, turtledove, rhinobeetle, mantisshrimp, leopardgecko, hoppermouse, elephantseal, and zebramussel.

If more than 2 yokai are mixed, they usually are called chimeras, due to how many yokai are mixed in, but some do have actual names after the 2 yokai hybirds, like the Sphinx, nue, and manticore.

[sahilshael]

Hey Everyone! 😍❤ Here it is ! I have finally finished this piece after a very long time and so many hours put into it, it was a beautiful journey and all the time spent has been totally worth it ! 🐘 . "Flower Girl" A Giant Tusker with Flowers. 42x30 cm | 16.5x11.7 inches. . I hope you enjoy it as much as I did working on it !❤ . This Original Piece is now on SALE and looking for a new Home🏠! Do message me if you would like to own it or visit this link to my online store - https://shaelsart.com/shop/ols/products/flowergirl . The Prints are also now available and I am giving 25% OFF on this print for the first week ! use code : FLOWERGIRL , here is a link to it from my online store - https://shaelsart.com/shop/ols/products/flowergirlprint . 20% of all my sales go towards saving Elephants🐘 . . And hey, your support truly means the world to me! ❤😘 I couldn't have done all of it without you🌸, your purchases, comments and all your love for my work has brought me this far. do SHARE this artwork with your fellow Elie lover friends and family if you can 😍❤. . . Thank you so much for being here ! ❤🐘 Enjoy your time ahead! . . fb.com/shaelsartistry . #elephants #elephant #wildlife #elephantlove #elephantsofinstagram #elephantlover #elephantlovers #animals #nature #babyelephants #elephanttattoo #elephantfamily #africa #africanelephant #wildlifephotography #bekindtoelephants #loveelephants #elephantbaby #elephantseals #elephantart #savetheelephants #saveelephants

[limshengxing]

EP 17: How to survive an elephant attack . . . . . #limshengxing #shengxing #viralreels #viraltiktok #viralataslove #viralatalovers #viralpost #viralvideo #viralvideos #trendingvideo #trendings #trendingdances #trendingreels #trendingstyle #trendingpost #trendingsong #trendingtopik #trendingtopics #elephantsofinstagram #elephantart #elephantseals #elephantears #elephantlovers #elephantjournal #elephantman #ElephantAttack

[drdadbooks]

A Loud Roar 6U8A1704 by Daniel D'Auria Via Flickr: Male elephant seals (or bulls) wallow just off the beach at Whale Point in the Falklands. These large seals are well over 10 feet in length and weigh upwards of 2 tons. Although most of the seals seem undisturbed by our presence, this large male lets out a loud, belch-like, roar. Perhaps, to tell us to keep our distance or simply to notify others of its presence. If their size doesn’t conduce you to keep your distance then the smell in the wallow most assuredly will!

[emmettswamp]

I meant to work on a character design, and ended up drawing @officialspikelee. #drawing #caricature #loosedrawing #elephantseals #spikelee #director #artistsoninstagram (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPHSw_u4nJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[noaasanctuaries]

It’s National Dog Biscuit Day!

While they may look the part please do not try to give a harbor seal any dog treats. Not only will it not perform tricks for you, but the components of a dog treat are likely not part of a healthy seal diet! Learn more about the best ways to respect wildlife here: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wildlife-viewing/

Image: Harbor seal mugging for the camera in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary .

Credit: Chad King/NOAA

[miamimerchant]

Funny and cute Wild elephants selfies iii by Miami-Merchant | Redbubble