Amazing Encounter with an Adorable Elephant Seal Pup

This young elephant seal is what s known as a weaner recently weaned and about 23 months old. I refer to it as he, but we really couldn t be sure what the gender was. The pink on his chest is penguin poop (krillcolored), not blood. Scroll down for more info, and watch this video to see additional scenes of this seal on the beach: I was part of an expedition with Cheesemans Ecology Safaris, my second trip with them to Antarctica. The excellent Cheese