Photograph by @paulnicklen // When elephant seal pups are born, they weigh approximately 50 to 80 pounds. Within three weeks of being born, their mother weans them ( hence their name- “weaners”) and they weigh as much as 400 pounds. They often get lonely once their mom leaves them. Here @drpatrickavery was minding his own business while sitting on a beach in #Antarctica and this seal decided to park itself on his lap. 400 pounds is a lot of weight in your lap. To see this same seal pestering me while I was pretending to sleep #followme on @paulnicklen. On Assignment for @sea_legacy. #nature #naturovers #instagood