An elephant seal pup carcass is picked over by seagulls. The pup was perhaps abandoned by, or became separated from, its mother, or else succumbed to disease or injury from much larger males during their territorial battles on the beach.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 20391
Fishing boat on Monterey Bay, seagulls attracted to bait and nets.
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 05500
Fishing boat on Monterey Bay, seagulls attracted to bait and nets.
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 05501