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- Friends of the Elephant Seal | Piedras Blancas Northern Elephant Seal . . .
The Elephant Seal Viewing area is located in San Simeon, California, 4 5 miles north of the Hearst Castle entrance on Hwy 1 Here is a link to our locations Please check the Plan Your Visit page on this website for more information
- Plan Your Visit | Friends of the Elephant Seal
Our Elephant Seal Visitor Center is located 7 8 miles south of the viewing areas in the Plaza del Cavalier in San Simeon and is open daily 10 AM- 4 PM The Visitor Center offers a live-streaming video from our seal cams at the Piedras Blancas Rookery, informative exhibits, unique elephant seal gifts and more!
- Live View | Friends of the Elephant Seal
The northern elephant seal is the second largest seal in the world, after the southern elephant seal Much more agile in their ocean environment, an elephant seal moves on land with considerable effort, by using its front flippers and belly
- Where You Can Find Us | Friends of the Elephant Seal
The Friends of the Elephant Seal Visitor Center is located 7 8 miles south of the viewing areas in the Plaza del Cavalier in San Simeon Feel free to stop by the Visitor Center for more information and take a look around our well-stocked shop for fun gifts and souvenirs
- Facts | Friends of the Elephant Seal
The Elephant Seal Viewing area is located in San Simeon, California, 4 5 miles north of the Hearst Castle entrance on Hwy 1 Here is a link to our locations Please check the Plan Your Visit page on this website for more information
- Our Story | Friends of the Elephant Seal
The elephant seal colony at Point Piedras Blancas, 7 7 miles north of San Simeon, California has experienced phenomenal growth in less than 30 years Since the first pup was born in February, 1992, the colony has grown to an estimated 25,000 elephant seals along an 8+-mile stretch of coastline
- What’s Happening Now? | Friends of the Elephant Seal
Adult male elephant seals weighing 3500 to 5000 pounds (1600 to 2300 kg) begin arriving late in November and will continue to arrive through much of December for the birthing and breeding season Elephant seals birth and mate in harems
- A Tale of Two Seals: Citizen Science At Piedras Blancas
When researchers tag and mark (with hair dye) elephant seals, it makes it possible to easily identify them throughout their lives, to determine their migration patterns and to know their ages and histories
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