Juveniles, Guadalupe fur seals, floating upside down underwater over a rocky reef covered with golden kelp at Guadalupe Island, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.
Adult male, Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.
Guadalupe fur seal pup sits on brown rocks along the coastline of Guadalupe Island, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.
Guadalupe fur seal mother and pup.
Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito.
Adult female, Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.
Guadalupe fur seal, San Benito Islands.
Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito.
Guadalupe fur seals, two males fighting, Islas San Benito.
Guadalupe fur seal bull.
Guadalupe fur seal.
As this fur seal swims, twists and turns it leaves behind glistening trails of bubbles squeezed from its dense, two-layered coat. Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.
Adopting head-down resting posture in water, perhaps thermoregulating as well, Guadalupe fur seal thermoregulating, hind flippers elevated, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.
Territorial dispute between two adult males guarding their harem territories, one fur seal threatening another intruding seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.