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Life Goes On


Life Goes On
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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5859] (19702)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-12
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-02-24 10:48
Viewed: 613
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken at the Ano Nuevo State Reserve.

Most of the day the elephant seals lie on the beach and sleep. They are conserving energy for when they have to go back to the ocean to search for food.

Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris

Feeding on its mother's rich milk (55% fat), the pup grows from approximately 75 pounds at birth to 250-350 pounds in less than a month. Some resourceful pups nurse from two or three females. They can weigh 600 pounds and are aptly called "super weaners".

When the weaned pups are four to six weeks old, their original coat of black fur molts and is replaced by a shiny new silver coat. Soon afterward, they begin learning to swim in the shallow offshore waters or ponds formed by rainwater. They are very curious and rather awkward and somewhat afraid of the water at first. But they learn quickly, spend more and more time swimming about, and then, during the last three weeks of April, they go to sea one by one and disperse northwestward. They feed off the coast of northern Washington and Vancouver Island in British Columbia and do not appear on land again until September.

Listen to their vocalizations while fighting.

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1097 W: 168 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-02-24 11:50]

Hi Manyee,
Another nice Seal shot. He looks very contented the way he seems to be holding his stomach the way humans do after a good meal! Nice detail, good shot.
Adrian

Very nice pose here, he looks indeed very contented, nice sharpness and detail.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2006-02-24 23:36]

J'aime bien cette photo d'éléphant endormi.
Je constate que tu as dû l'approcher de bien près.
Merci ManYee.
Je te souhaite de passer une bonne fin de semaine!

I perceive this body language to be the look of total satisfaction and contentment.

You have captured it well and appear to be a bit closer than in your other wonderful shots of these seals.

Great composition, details, lighting, and POV.

Thank you for sharing it with us ManYee!

I actually caught myself yawning while looking at this picture!!! : O

Great capture. How close were you able to get to these creatures?

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