California · observation
Año Nuevo State Park, Pescadero
· Año Nuevo
Dated photographs show elephant seals resting on the beach, including a bull and a pup among adult females.
- Species
- Northern elephant seal
- Number of seals
- Not recorded
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Associated Press / Godofredo A. Vásquez
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Photographs dated 16 January; article published 18 January. No encounter total is given. Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-01-elephant-ao-nuevo-state-visitors.html
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.