Waves washing over a sleeping northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) on Drakes beach in Northern California. The marine mammal sleeps on.

---

Size: 4418px × 2945px
Location: California, USA
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, angustirostris, animal, animals, area, bay, beach, big, ca, california, coast, coastal, coastline, county, crashing, deep, drakes, elephant, fauna, francisco, hauled, hauling, large, male, mammal, mammals, marin, marine, mirounga, national, nature, north, northern, ocean, outdoors, pacific, park, phocidae, pinniped, point, preserve, pt., refuge, relaxed, resting, reyes, san, sandy, sea, seal, seashore, sleep, sleeping, splashing, states, surf, unbothered, united, usa, washing, water, waves, west, wild, wildlife