From cute to creepy, here are some Elephant Seal photos I took while exploring South Georgia (on the way to Antarctica) with the great company, Polar Latitudes.

these pictures are from visiting Salisbury Plain, Fortuna Bay and Stromness, three equally amazing wildlife destinations for anyone who is a fan of crazy landscapes, and impressive wildlife.

I probably have about 1000 of the “cute” photos of little Elephant Seal pups, as there were quite a few of them on the beaches we landed on. I’ve seen Elephant Seals before, in California. These are of course a different species. The ones in California are Northern Elephant Seals, and these ones down near Antarctica are Southern Elephant Seals.

For the big males, with their elongated upper lips, they are quite funny looking. But don’t tell them that! They seemed to have a bad temper as I saw many of them fighting and being quite aggressive. Probably just because some of them thought it was still mating season. Take a look at the last picture, would you want to come across that guy on a beach? Nope!

Definitely some of the coolest seals I’ve come across on my travels. Now if I could just find a way to see a ribbon seal in the wild…