01 ka 09
Izindwangu Zendlovu Esibhishi
Izindwangu Zendlovu E-Piedras Blancas. UPawulu Whitfield / Getty Images Ebhishi ngasenyakatho ye-Hearst Castle, iqembu elikhulu lezimpawu zezindlovu liye "langena" eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Bathwala omncane nomlingane ngaphambi kokubuyela emuva olwandle. Indawo inikeza ithuba elingavamile ukubona izilwane zisondele kodwa zingabungozi kubo noma thina.
Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi izimpawu zezindlovu zizokhetha ibhishi eliseduze ne-California Highway One kanye namakhilomitha ambalwa eningizimu ye-Hearst Castle ngenxa yama-rookery, kodwa ngokuqinisekile badale umbukiso.
Ubusika yisikhathi esiyinhloko sokubona izimbobe zezindlovu ezinjengalezi. Lesi sithombe sithathwe ngoJanuwari, njengoba nje izinto zaqala.
I-Piedras Blancas iphakathi komgwaqo phakathi kweSan Francisco neLos Angeles futhi eningizimu ye-Hearst Castle. Ungakwazi ukuhlala eSan Simeon, eCambria noma eMorro Bay futhi uhlanganise nohambo oluya olwandle lapho uhamba khona ngempelasonto endaweni, noma uhambo olude lokuvakashela i-Hearst Castle.
02 ka 09
Owesifazane Ofika Ngaseningizimu
Umcibisholo Wendlovu Ufika Emanzini e-Piedras Blancas. UDanita Delimont / Getty Izithombe Kusukela maphakathi noNovemba kuya maphakathi noJanuwari, abantu abaningi baya echwebeni lasePiedras Blancas ngaphandle kweNdlela ephakeme yaseNyakatho ye-Hearst Castle ukuyobona enye yezilwane ezihamba phambili emhlabeni.
Ukubona uphawu lwezindlovu luya emsebenzini, vakashela indawo kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-Novemba ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba ukuze ubuke izigxobo zendlovu ezidala (ezinye zilinganisa amathani amabili) ukuze zitshele umhlaba wazo futhi zilwe nezinye "izinkunzi" zamalungelo abo wokubeletha.
Amantombazane alindele la madoda ukuba awakhiphe - afika amasonto ambalwa kamuva ngoDisemba.
03 ka 09
Ukuziqhenya Kwamadoda
Izindwangu zendlovu yaseNyakatho yendoda. Michael Mike L. Baird flickr.bairdphotos.com / Getty Izithombe I-bellow yesilisa ye-elephant seal isichazwa kangcono njenge "isithuthuthu emgodini wokudonsa." Uma ungacabanga ukuthi lokho kukuzwakala kanjani, khona-ke uyazi ukuthi ulindele umbono ongakutholi lutho.
04 ka 09
Uphawu Olukhulu lwezindlovu zamadoda
Indwangu Yendlovu Yendoda E-Piedras Blancas. I-Frank Lukasseck / Getty Images Ngisho nalabo bantu abakhulu abazondayo bayigcina yothando; baqala isiko lokuhlangana ngokuzungeze uSuku Luka-Valentine. Kodwa-ke, lokho kuyithandani njengoba kuthola ngoba ukuvuthwa kuqala kuphela ngemva kokuthi izimpawu ezinkulu zezindlovu ziphawule indawo yabo (nabalingani babo besifazane). Uxolo, ayikho i-chocolates noma izenzo ezinkulu zothando lapha.
05 ka 09
I-Juvenile Elephant Seals
I-Juvenile Elephant Seals e-Piedras Blancas. Jeff Hunter / Getty Izithombe Ngokufana nezinyoka, izimbobe zezindlovu zine-molt enhle kakhulu, echitha lonke uhlaka lwesikhumba (izinwele ezihlanganisiwe) ngenye indlela. Lapho izimpawu zihamba ngamanzi abandayo abandayo, igazi labo liphuma esikhumbeni labo ukuze landise imithombo yabo yamandla.
Uma bebuyela emhlabathini, balahlekelwa ungqimba wesikhumba lapho igazi libuyela emuva. Cabanga njengokungcola uhlaka lwangaphandle, ukuluqeda, nokudala ungqimba olusha olusha ngokuphinda uphinde uvuselele ngaphakathi.
06 ka 09
Umama noPup
Umsindisi Wendlovu Yomama Nengane Yakhe. Don Johnston / Getty Images Iningi lokuzalwa livame ukwenzeka phakathi kwamasonto amabili okugcina kaJanuwari. Ngemuva kwesikhathi se-birthing kufika isizini sokukhula.
Abesifazane bafika ogwini futhi bahlala emkhunjini isikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga, lapho bebeletha khona, beshade futhi babuyele olwandle. Uma ufuna ukubona ama-pups asanda kuzalwa, vakashela noma kunini phakathi kukaDisemba naphakathi noFebruwari.
07 ka 09
I-Elephant Seal Pup
I-Elephant Seal Pup. Jeff Hunter / Getty Izithombe Nakuba ukuzalwa kokuqala kungenzeka phakathi no-Disemba, ukuphakama kwenkathi yokugqoka kubonakala ngasekupheleni kukaJanuwari futhi kuqhubeka ngoFebhuwari. Izikhathi ezihamba phambili zokuvakashela ukugqoka nokuqothula yiJanuwari, ngo-Ephreli no-Okthoba.
08 ka 09
Ubuhlengikazi Bokulala Kwamantombazane Omncane
Isihlengikazi se-Elephant Seal Pup. © 2009 Betsy Malloy Photography. Isetshenziswe yi-Permission. Emva kokuzalwa kwamaphuphu, bayanakekela kuze kube amasonto amane bese bekhula cishe izikhathi ezine ubukhulu ababebe nawo ekuzalweni. Lokhu kubanika umsoco namandla okuzimela uma umama eshiya ngokushesha, emva kwalokho amaphuphu anciphisa usayizi.
Lezi ziphuphu ezisiyisayo, noma "izimboni" zizifundisa ukuthi zigebha kanjani. Kumele bazinze ngoba uphawu lwendlovu endala lungadlula phakathi kwamamitha angu-1 000 kuya ku-2 000, ngezinye izikhathi kuze kube ngu-20 imizuzu ngesikhatsi - futhi benza lokhu usuku lonke.
09 ka 09
Ukuphonsa Sand
Indwangu Yendlovu Ekhanda Isihlabathi. Don Johnston / Getty Images Kusukela esihlabathini esinyukayo kuze kube sezingeni eliphezulu lamapayipi abo ukuze bakhulise insizwa yabo futhi balwe nensimu, lezi zimpawu zezindlovu ziqinisekisiwe ukuthi zikwazi kanjani ukufaka umbukiso wezivakashi. Njengezinye izilwane zasendle kodwa, kubalulekile ukuhlala kude futhi unike lezi zilwane isikhala sabo. Buka kusuka kude, ujabulele futhi uthathe izithombe. Ngokuqinisekile "kufanele uyenze" ukungeza ohlwini lwakho. Futhi ngenkathi usendaweni, ungase futhi uvakashele i- Piedras Blancas Lighthouse .
I-San Simeon State Park ingenye yezindawo ezimbili zaseCalifornia ezihlala ngasogwini izintambo zezindlovu zikhetha. Thola ukuthi yini ongayilindela mayelana nemikhuba yokugqoka indlovu e-Año Nuevo State Park , enyakatho yeSanta Cruz.