Elephant seals on the beach at Piedras Blancas, near San Simeon, California, USA. They were hunted nearly to extinction for their oil-rich blubber.

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Elephant seals on the beach at Piedras Blancas, near San Simeon, Calfiornia, USA. Hunted nearly to extinction for their oil-rich blubber, elephant seals are now a protected come to this beach to give birth, rest and molt. Their scientific name is Mirounga angustirostris.

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