This baby sea lion held perfectly still while a large group of people were taking his photo.

These two young males are practicing their fighting skills.

This older male won the right to mate with the females around him.

These young males are practicing their roars and their fighting skills in the hopes of securing mating rights in the future.

This female seems to be waiting on the results of a fight going on nearby.

This little guy was super curious about the people standing about eight feet above the area where females and their young were hanging out and followed the group for a while to see what they were up to.

Two young males engaging in a round of hollering before lunging into battle practice.

This elephant seal seems tuckered out from all the excitement of the day.

A seagull watches the elephant seals sleeping on the beach.

This older male lost the battle to keep his mating privileges to a younger, stronger male . . . the species must survive.