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

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