The Big Sur Coast Highway, officially designated as part of California State Route 1, winds approximately 90 miles between ...

Scientists collaborate with elephant seals to study their life cycles and ocean health. Along the rugged Northern California coast, Año Nuevo State Park harbors a thriving colony of elephant ...

Young northern elephant seals can be seen in and around the Bay Area. The animals can be easily observed in their natural environment in three areas.

After nearly going extinct, elephant seals are a conservation success story. Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the ...

The birth of elephant seal pups is a hallmark event on the Central Coast, attracting wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, and curious visitors, who gather each year to witness the multi-sensory ...

elephant seals sleeping Californian elephant seals sleeping at Big Sur in Point Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, United States. Northern elephant seals: Cystophora proboscidea species.

The sound of mighty elephant seals re-staking their claim to Drake's Beach echoing in Point Reyes for winter breeding season, and you really have to see these creatures to believe them.

Hundreds of elephant seals lounged in the sunshine on a San Simeon beach on Thursday, occasionally rousing from their naps to toss sand on themselves or bark at passing tourists. Those who looked ...

Pupping season for the northern elephant seals is expected to continue through February. You can see them gathering now at beaches near San Simeon.