Cold, windy, and rainy weather greeted the human visitors to the beaches in the central California coast where several thousand elephant seals were finishing the calving season and had the new mating season in full bloom during the first week of February....mating season brings out the jealousy and aggressive behavior in the many bulls of various ages populating the colony.Most confrontations end quickly with one of the pair retreating either to the water or to another less threatening area of the community.The severe storms in January washed many newborns into the shore cliffs killing them...their carcases became feasts for the gulls.