Sentences with phrase «harbor seal haul»
San Mateo County Park Ranger Rob Cala caught these stunning photos of Heyerdahl struggling in the water and alone on the beach at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a known harbor seal haul - out area.
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Unlike sea lions, harbor seals can not rotate their hind flippers underneath them so when they haul out, they scoot across the ground on their bellies.
In the Pacific, they range from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.1 Harbor Seals are typically found near shore.They are found throughout the California Channel Islands including all five Islands in Channel Islands National Park.On San Miguel Island 1,100 harbor seals breed annually on Point Bennett, which is also an extraordinary haul out area for four other pinniped species.
[2] Castle Rock is the northernmost breeding colony of northern elephant seals, which like harbor seals breed on the island; California sea lions and Steller sea lions use the island as a haul - out [3] but do not breed there.