Photos by paulnicklen | Unlike many other species I've encountered over my career, elephant seal pups seem to enjoy the company of humans. This three-week-old pup in South Georgia, Antarctica, was especially difficult to photograph because she kept trying to crawl on top of me to hang out. Pups like her weigh approximately eighty pounds (35 kg) at birth but can grow to three or four hundred (180 kg) after just three weeks, thanks to their mothers' rich milk. Follow me PaulNicklen, where I'm working on behalf of SeaLegacy and OnlyOne to expand marine protected areas in Antarctica. #Seal #ElephantSeal #SouthGeorgia #Antarctica #MarineProtectedAreas #MPA #Pup #Juvenile