Southern elephant seal pup taking its first breath. Just moments before the pup was still wrapped in placenta and had to free its head in order to breathe, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula.
Species: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38420
Brandt's Cormorant Flying Carrying Nesting Material, a clump of seaweed (marine algae) and surf grass, La Jolla.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40812
Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40816
California sea lions bodysurf together, suspended in the face of a big wave, Boomer Beach, La Jolla.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40837