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2004. január 30. | Ano Nuevo
- elephant seals |
A huge slug with snub elephant trunk.
Nilanthi helped to carry Tereza too. There are always enough volunteers for this job.
February 8, 2004 Tereza is dozing in her favorite swing .
Elephant Seals
Año
Nuevo State Reserve is the site of the largest mainland breeding colony
in the world for the northern elephant seal. These large animals spend most
of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to molt, give birth, and mate.
They were slaughtered wholesale in the 1800s. By 1892, only 50 to 100 individuals
were left. Thanks to the new laws prorecting them there are approximately
160,000 northern elephant seals today.
1994-95 breeding season, approximately 2,000 pups were born in the park.