Elephant seal mother and pup nuzzling

An elephant seal mother and pup nuzzle to learn each other's smell. Before weaning at about three weeks, the 90-pound (40-kilogram) newborn could triple its weight, while the nursing mother may lose a third.

See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Shore Leave."

摄影者：Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott
亲昵的海象母子
一只海象和她的幼崽亲昵在一起以熟悉彼此的气味。在大约3周的哺乳期内，刚出生的40公斤重幼崽的体重将增加3倍，而哺乳的母亲将减少三分之一的重量。