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Every winter on the pacific coast, elephant seals gather together and haul themselves onto western shores. Though they came close to extinction once at the hands of man, they have since recovered as a species and some beaches can be found hosting thousands of these awesome creatures every winter.Some of the most massive carnivores on earth and the largest of the pinnipeds, these giants are covered in scars from spectacular fights like the one in this image to show dominance and claim mating rights to female harems. When I saw these two bull elephant seals square up in the breaking waves I knew I had the shot I wanted!