Elephant seals

Selected southern elephant seal photographs from the WindWalker collection, showing beach resting, groups, yawning displays, and colony life.

Southern elephant seal resting on a stony beach — Beach portrait

Southern elephant seal resting near the shore — Resting shore seal

Southern elephant seal resting near a stream and tussock grass — Tussock stream rest

Southern elephant seals resting together in grass — Resting group

Close-up of a southern elephant seal face — Face close-up

Southern elephant seals resting in a crowded colony — Resting colony

Southern elephant seal yawning among a group — Yawning display

Close-up of a yawning southern elephant seal — Big yawn

Southern elephant seals resting on a beach shared with penguins — Penguin beach

Southern elephant seals lying together on a crowded rocky beach — Crowded beach