Seals Coming Ashore Sooner Than Expected
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Hundreds of elephant seals have mysteriously come ashore weeks earlier than usual five miles north of Hearst Castle.
Nearly 400 seals, four times the expected number, were counted Thursday. Scientists say they do not know if weather or food supplies led to the early arrival.
“I have no idea,” said Susan McDonald, executive director of Friends of the Elephant Seal.
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