Pregnant seals arrived on the beach in December, according to the Friends of the Elephant Seal website. A mother seal is likely to give birth when she digs a “saddle” in the sand ...

The seal could be there for week as it goes through its annual molting process. People are reminded to stay at least 100 ...

Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...