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Seal Beach, California --- Since it was overcast and cool I headed to Seal Beach to do more walking after my walk at El Dorado Nature Center this morning.
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus, meaning "hooked-nosed sea pig")
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the grey seal breeds in several colonies on and around the coasts. Notably large colonies are at Donna Nook (Lincolnshire)
The name is supposedly to be that of a ship called 'The Donna', part of the Spanish Armada, which sank off the Nook (a small headland) in 1588.
The largest elephant seal rookery on the West Coast is located about a mile south of the Piedros Blancas lighthouse along California Highway One. A large parking area and boardwalk offer easy access to view the elephant seals. Docents from Friends of the Elephant Seal provide insight as to what the visitor is viewing. Open year round. The Juveniles Take Over the Rookery - September through November.