Neonate Photos

A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01135  

Northern elephant seal, mother and neonate pup, gulls eating placenta.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 00945  

Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01129  

Pacific harbor seal, newborn pup with umbilical cord.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20448  

Gray whale, neonate calf and cow.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01133  

Gray whale, neonate calf and cow.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01132  

Gray whale, neonate calf and cow.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01134  

Gray whale, neonate calf and cow.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01139  

Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 05773  

Gray whale, neonate calf, Monterey.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Big Sur, California
Image ID: 05772