Caption

Soft sand of the Pacific Coast provides ground for mating rituals of the Elephant Seal

Date

Jan 12, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Christopher Boswell

Reference

BRK25D13_187

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.2in x 10.6in / 6048 x 3191 (300dpi)

Keywords

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