01 ye 09
Elephant Seals on the Beach
Elephant Seals paPedras Blancas. Paul Whitfield / Getty Images Pamhenderekedzo kumaodzanyemba kweCentral Castle, boka guru rezviratidzo zvejovu "rakapinda" mumakore mashoma apfuura. Vanotakura vaduku vavo nevakaroorana vasati vadzokera kumhenderekedzo yegungwa. Iyi inopa mukana usingaoneki kuona mhuka dziri pedyo asi pasina ngozi kuna ivo kana isu.
Zvakaoma kutenda kuti nzara yehovha ingasarudza gungwa iri pedyo neCalifornia Highway One uye makiromita mashoma kumaodzanyemba kweCentral Castle nokuda kwekuvakwa kwavo, asi ivo vakagadzira chiitiko.
Zuva ndiyo nguva yokutanga kuona nzou inoisa chisimbiso chakadai. Mufananidzo uyu wakatorwa munaJanuary, sezvo zvinhu zvainge zvatanga kutanga.
Piedras Blancas iri pakati peSan Francisco neLos Angeles uye kumaodzanyemba kweCentral Castle. Iwe unogona kugara muSan Simeon, Cambria kana kuMorro Bay uye unosanganisira rwendo kuenda kumahombekombe mumugumo wekupera kwevhiki mumunharaunda, kana mukufamba kwemazuva mashoma kunoshanyira Hearst Castle.
02 of 09
Murume Ari Kuuya Ashore
Elephant Seal Kuuya Ashore paPiedras Blancas. Danita Delimont / Getty Images Kubva pakati pakati paNovember kusvika pakati paJanuary, vanhu vazhinji vanoenda kuPiedras Blancas gungwa kunze kweGwendo Rokutanga kuchamhembe kweCentral Castle kunoparidza chimwe chezvisikwa zvipenyu zvepasi pose zvinoshamisa.
Kuti uone chisimbiso chenjovu chichienda kune chimwe chinhu, shanyira nzvimbo yacho kubva pakati pekupedzisira kusvika munaNovember kutarisa munhu mukuru nzombe yechisimbiso (imwe inenge inenge mamiriyoni maviri) kutora nyika yavo uye kurwisa dzimwe "nzombe" nokuda kwekodzero dzavo dzokubatana.
Madzimai anotarisira varume vacho kuti vauparadze - vanosvika mavhiki mashoma gare gare muna December.
03 of 09
Murume Anobereka
Murume weNorth Elephant Seals. Michael Mike L. Baird flickr.bairdphotos.com / Getty Images Chidzitiro chechirume cheshefu chinonyatsotsanangurwa se "motokisi mune imwe pombi." Kana iwe uchigona kufungidzira kuti izvo zvinonzwika sei, saka iwe unoziva kutarisira maonero asi chinhu chinyararire.
04 of 09
Makuru Man Elephant Seal
Murume Nyembera Chisimbiso paPiedras Blancas. Frank Lukasseck / Getty Images Kunyange vanhu ava vakuru vanozvikudza vanozvichengeta rudo; ivo vanotanga tsika yekukwirirana yakapoteredza zuva raValentine. Zvisinei, izvi zvakada kufanana nekuwana nokuti kubata kunotanga mushure mekunge nzara huru dzisimbiswa dzakatarisa ndima yavo (uye nevakadzi vavo). Ndine urombo, hapana chokoti kana zviratidzo zvekuratidza pano.
05 of 09
Juvenile Elephant Seals
Juvenile Elephant Seals paPiedras Blancas. Jeff Hunter / Getty Images Zvakafanana nenyoka, zviratidzo zvejovu zvinosvibiswa zvakasvibiswa, zvichidurura zvakakwana ganda (bvudzi rakabatanidzwa) mune imwe chete. Kana zvisimbiso zvikapfuura mumvura yakadzika yakadzika, ropa ravo rinobva paganda ravo kuti riwedzere simba ravo.
Apo pavanodzokera kunyika, vanorasikirwa nehutanda reganda apo ropa rinodzokerazve kune iyo. Funga nezvazvo sechando chekunze kwekunze, kuchikomberedza, nekugadzira chitsva chekunze nekudzoka kubva mukati.
06 of 09
Amai nePup
Amai Evhavha Chisimbiso uye Mwana Wake. Don Johnston / Getty Images Vakawanda vanozvarwa vanowanzoitika mukati mavhiki maviri ekupedzisira aJanuary. Mushure mokunge nguva yechitsva inouya nguva yekubata.
Vakadzi vanouya kumahombekombe uye vanogara kumhenderekedzo kwemwedzi inopfuura, panguva iyo vanozoberekera, vakaroorana, uye kudzokera kugungwa. Kana iwe uchida kuona mazamu asina kuberekwa, tarisa chero nguva pakati paDecember uye pakati peFebruary.
07 of 09
Elephant Seal Pup
Elephant Seal Pup. Jeff Hunter / Getty Images Kunyangwe kuberekwa kwekutanga kunogona kuitika pakati pemwedzi waDecember, nhepfenyuro yenguva yekuvirisa inosvika kunopera kwaJanuary uye inoenderera mberi neFebruary. Nguva dzakanakisisa yekushanyira birthing uye molting ndiJanuary, April, naOctober.
08 of 09
Young Elephant Seal Nursing
Elephant Seal Pup Nursing. © 2009 Betsy Malloy Photography. Inoshandiswa neChirevo. Mushure mokunge mafipiti azvarwa, vanomwisa kusvikira vhiki ina uye vanokura kanenge kaviri nekukura kwavakazvarwa pakuberekwa. Izvi zvinovapa chikafu uye simba kuti vazvidzivirire pachavo kana amai vavo vachibva pakarepo, mushure mokunge zviputi zvideredza muhukuru.
Aya mazamu anonatswa, kana "vacheche" vanozvidzidzisa pachavo kuti vashambire. Vanofanirwa kuumbwa nokuti chisimbiso chehombho chikuru chinogona kutamba pakati pe1 000 kusvika 2 000 mamita, dzimwe nguva kusvika kumaminitsi makumi maviri panguva - uye vanoita izvi zuva rose.
09 of 09
Flipping Sand
Elephant Seal Flipping Sand. Don Johnston / Getty Images Kubva kune jecha rinoputika kusvika kunobwinya pamisoro yemapapu avo kumutsa vana vavo uye kurwisana nenharaunda, idzi nzara dzinovhara chokwadi dzinoziva kuisa pazoratidzwa kune vashanyi. Kungofanana nedzimwe mhuka dzesango kunyange zvakadaro, zvakakosha kugara kure uye kupa mhuka idzi nzvimbo yavo. Tarisa kubva kure, fara, uye utore mifananidzo. Ichokwadi kuti "unofanira-kuita" kuwedzera pane yako. Uye apo uri munharaunda yacho, unogonawo kutarisa Piedras Blancas Lighthouse .
San Simeon State Park ndeimwe yezvipiri kuCalifornia kugungwa kune dzimwe nzombe dzinosarudza. Tsvaga zvaunotarisira pamusoro pezvipfeko zvekufukidzira zvembambo muAño Nuevo State Park , kuchamhembe kweSanta Cruz.