Mike Theiss

Mike Theiss Instagram – (On assignment with @LindbladExp) Cute baby elephant seal, also called a “weaner”, giving me a nice portrait shot in the South Georgia Islands. After suckling her pup for about twenty-eight days, the mother elephant seal shuts off the supply of rich milk. The mother weans her pup abruptly so that she can return to the sea and replenish her depleted nutritional supplies after having fasted since coming ashore to give birth. She will leave her pup, now re-named “weaner” to fend for itself on the beach. TAG a friend you want to visit the South Georgia islands with. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature | Posted on 04/Nov/2017 19:26:25