The pups born this season have been weaned and are now making their way into the ocean. Some might not quite make it.

Then the adults return to the water. Young seals remain on land to molt and grow their waterproof fur. They live off their blubber reserves for about 1-4 weeks before making their way to the ocean ...

Kate Riordan Weaning is a major transition in elephant seal life. Pups go from gaining weight fast — 200 pounds or more of blubber in a month — to metabolizing that blubber to sustain them for ...

the mothers return to the sea — leaving the pups to survive on their blubber for about three months before they take their first journey into the ocean. You can spot the elephant seals lounging ...

Adult bears consume a huge amount of seal blubber, primarily from ringed seals and bearded seals. That food produces the energy necessary to keep the bears' massive bodies (males commonly weigh up ...