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Año Nuevo State Park
• Elephant Seal Facts
• Elephant Seal Life Cycle
• Elephant Seal Research
• Plastic and Marine Life
• Año Nuevo Island
Interpretive Guide
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California Pinnipeds Pinnipeds include
Seals, Sea Lions (and Fur Seals), and Walruses Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Anatomy: Elephant Seal versus Sea Lion
Diagrams by Bozena Jantulik
Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Northern Elephant Seal Fact Sheet Año Nuevo State Park Elephant Seal Facts
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Northern Elephant Seal Fact Sheet Año Nuevo State Park Elephant Seal Facts
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Male Nose Growth with Age
Weaner
3 year – Juvenile
8 year – Mature Adult
12 year – Alpha Bull
Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Northern Elephant Seal Growth Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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N. Elephant Seal: Total Population Total Population = 4 x pups born
Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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N. Elephant Seal: Año Nuevo Population Total Population = 4 x pups born Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Male Survivorship Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Female Survivorship Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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N. Elephant Seal Colonies and Tag Colors
Photo credit: www.elephantseal.org
Photo credit: www.topp.org
Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Elephant Seals Hunted to Near Extinction
Hatch's sea elephant harness oil: obtainable wholesale and retail
from the sole manufacturers J. Hatch & Co., Invercargill, N.Z. - 1906
Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office
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Elephant Seal Diet Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Morphology of Pinnipeds Elephant Seal Facts Año Nuevo State Park
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Bulls Establish Dominance in December
Photo credit: Peter Spicer, 2012
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Alpha Bull with His Harem
Photo credit: Nicole Teutschel, UCSC, 2009
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Birth of a Pup E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
Photo credits:
Stealing Beauty
Photography
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Scavenger Sea Gulls Eating After-Birth Tissue E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
Photo credits:
Stealing Beauty
Photography
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Females (Cows) and Nursing Pups
Photo credit: Peter Spicer, 2012
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Pups Gain 10 Pounds per Day with 55% Milk Fat
Photo credits: www.sanmateocoastnha.com
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Weaner Life: Healthy Weight and
Swimming / Underwater Breathing Practice
Photo credit: Peter Spicer, 2012
Photo credit: www.sanmateocoastnha.com
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Mating
Photo credits:
Frank Balthis
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Male and Female “Catastrophic” Molting
Photo credits: Rodger Alsobrook, www.sanmateocoastnha.com
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Fatal Shark Bite
Photo credits: Pat Morris, 2010
E-Seal Life Cycle Año Nuevo State Park
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Attaching Time-depth-recorder
and Satellite (GPS) Tags
Photo credit: NicoleMarieTeutschel, 2008, UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab, CA
Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP), www.topp.org
E-Seal Research Año Nuevo State Park
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Diagram credit: www.topp.org
E-Seal Research Año Nuevo State Park
Single Elephant Seal Track
(Penelope, UCSC, 2008)
Photo credit: www.topp.org
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Photo credit: www.topp.org (post-molt migration tracks)
E-Seal Research Año Nuevo State Park
4000 – 7500 mile Round-trip Migration
(2x per year)
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Heart Rates at Surface and During Dive
Credit: Heart Rates of Northern Elephant Seals Diving at Sea and Resting on the Beach.
R. D. Andrews and others, 1997. Journal of Experimental Biology, 200, 2083-2095.
E-Seal Research Año Nuevo State Park
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Seal Caught in Plastic Toilet Seat
Photo credit: Frank Balthis
Plastic and Marine Life Año Nuevo State Park
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Neck Injuries Due to Plastic Lines and Nets
Photo credit: Guy Oliver
Plastic and Marine Life Año Nuevo State Park
Photo credit: Peter Spicer
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Curious by nature, a Hawaiian monk seal gets caught
in fishing tackle off Kure Atoll, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: www.plasticoceans.net
Plastic and Marine Life Año Nuevo State Park
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Plastic Debris Affects All Marine Life Photo credit: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Photo credit: NOAA
Plastic and Marine Life Año Nuevo State Park
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Año Nuevo Island - Ocean Side View - 1953
Photo credit: U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office, Washington, D.C.
Año Nuevo Island Año Nuevo State Park
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Steel Light Tower and Water Tank - 1957
Photo credit:
California State Parks
The oil lens lantern was originally installed on top of the water tank.
In 1913, a steel tower was built to hold the lantern.
Año Nuevo State Park Año Nuevo Island
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Año Nuevo Island Light Station - 1948
Photo credit: Reginald McGovern photograph,
Courtesy, U.S. Lighthouse Society, San Francisco, CA
Año Nuevo State Park Año Nuevo Island
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Auklet Habitat Restoration
Photo credit:. www.oikonos.org
Año Nuevo State Park Año Nuevo Island
RHAU = Rhinoceros Auklet
CAAU = Cassin’s Auklet
Nest Modules Installed Underground
Rhinoceros Auklet
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Project Team: Frank Balthis, Ziad Bawarshi, Mike Merritt, Katrina Ricca, Peter Spicer, May 2013