northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, crowd the beach as they undergo their annual molt or moult, Piedras Blancas, California, USA

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northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, mostly young males crowd the beach as they undergo their annual molt or moult, Piedras Blancas, near San Simeon, California, United States ( Eastern Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: San Simeon, California, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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