Since my flight to Boston was canceled last night, I'm still home to post these elephant seal videos.
As you can see, the females and juveniles can be a bit shy. This one was hiding in some brush so that it didn't have to deal with any of the larger males.
The adult males, however, are a different subject. It's in their best interest to look as menacing as possible, in order to scare away any potential rivals before having to physically fight them. To keep the other males on their toes, they will occasionally interrupt their nap for an unscheduled bellow.
This male was facing away, but is still an imposing figure.
This one decided to play it up for the camera. A few seconds later, he started moving toward us, freaking out some of the people on our tour.
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