Persistent Male

Weather

  • Visibility: 10-15 Miles
  • Wind: 20-40 knots SW throughout the day
  • Sky: cloudy with sunny periods
  • Water: very rough

Boats/Visitors

  • No boat traffic today and no visitors

Ecological

  • Still trying to figure out what Bernard, the dominant male elephant seal, is up to with the pups. Some days he protects them against other males and will sleep close to them throughout the day, and other days he is either just gone or will sleep away from them while other males attack them and fight over them with each other. Today he decided to defend them against a smaller but very persistent male that has been harassing them the most. Nonetheless the pups are doing well and seem unharmed.