The males were moving around a bit today but the pups mostly stayed in their spots, the little one really likes being away from the rest up there on the helicopter pad
Had the guys working on the project by the student house here today
Kyle came by with a student as well to show him around a bit
Had an ecotour and a couple fishing boats and a sailboat cruise by today as well
Ecological
Both pups still around this morning, the younger pup found a safe spot away from the males near the helicopter pad, so she did a bit of rock climbing to get there
Some boats were cruising by today, fishing and ecotour
Ecological
The oldest pup is nowhere to be found today, she was near the boat shed last night and I have walked around the island a couple times today but I have not seen her anywhere
there is a fourth male elephant seal swimming around, he looks pretty young and I think he has been here before
The youngest pup has been trying to fend off the other males today
Bernard, the dominant male elephant seal, continues to protect the two pups by scaring off the other males from trying to mate with the pups or kill them. It is surprising and unusual behaviour for a male elephant seal but I am grateful for his protection!
The elephant seal pups enjoyed a splash in their first puddle today. They should be ready to head into the ocean sometime in the next few weeks.
