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