Northern Elephant Seal pups are being born along the California coast! 🦭 Meet some of our ocean’s newest residents. From late December through early February, Northern Elephant Seal pupping season is in full swing. Mothers spend about a month nursing a single pup, providing nutrient-rich milk that helps them grow from ~70–80 lbs to nearly 300 lbs in just a few weeks. After this brief nursing period, pups head to the ocean for the very first time — curious and completely new to the world. Northe

3.5K views · 378 reactions | Check out these hungry northern elephant seals! Did you know these pups will more than triple their weight in their first month of life?  That requires a whole lot of fish! Luckily, YOU can help these seals learn to eat  $1 buys a pound of fish for hungry patients!  Feed a seal today at https://bit.ly/3dtiGDn.  Bill Hunnewell | The Marine Mammal Center | Facebook