Elephant seals

We have come accross loads of spectacular wildlife, some of it very busy, and some of it pretty lethargic and reminiscent in many ways of the teenage children we have left behind us. These elephant seals are such an example, laid there on the beach waiting for thewater to come to them, isolated from the human species in case they were to rashly and inappropriately interact with them, and quite happy to spar and confront each other over matters which were indiscernable to the casual observer. In this shot the seal is apparently balancing a log on his nose in the hope of attracting a circus scout. Times are clearly hard down here.