A male bellowing his machismo

Females are much smaller and prettier

There were a few hundred seals at the colony on Jan. 1

Ain't he beautiful?

We saw lots of posturing fights, very little bloodshed. But it happens.

Solitary animals in the sea, they get cozy on land.

A newborn baby

A newborn trying to find the nipple.

Success. The gull snuck in a few moments later and slurped some milk.

Sweet, but short lived. The mothers wean their babies by swimming off and leaving them to figure it out.

An otter watches

A massive male attempts to mate, but gets the brush off. Mating begins right after birth.