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Question:
I am one of three members of a Beachwatch team that surveys beaches for Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. We were in Pt.
Answer:
The tracks are those of either an elephant seal or harbor seal (note the relatively tiny flipper marks in the sand). I've attached a leatherback track for comparison.

