Molly McCormley at UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab, CA--As the females nurse their pups, they slowly become skinner and skinner until they look like a completely different seal! Females loose about 35 percent of their body weight during the breeding season! These are the skinny females! 

Molly McCormley at UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab, CA--This week in our Day in the Life blog…adult females!  Elephant seals in general are pretty incredible! The females are no exception!  E Seal mamas are independent women that really do it all! Females fast for over a month, all while suckling and taking care of a pup.  That's dedication!   It's hard work being a mom, and when weighing in at nearly a 1 ton, they are big mammas!!