These were taken back in August 2015 on a road trip in the US.
We were driving Route 1 up the Pacific Coast from Los Angeles towards Monterey when, somewhere close to San Simeon, 30% spotted a sign indicating an Elephant Seal viewing area. We pulled off the road, wandered towards the beach and were rewarded with the sight of close to one hundred seals hauled out on the beach. We were commenting on their impressive size when we looked out in to the breakers and saw this colossal bull come in on to the beach.
A local lady informed us that we were lucky to see him, as, at this time of year, most of the seals were this year's pups! It was likely he was coming ashore for the annual moult.
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