The adults don't take much notice of the juveniles. This youngster sleeps peacefully among his elders. They all enjoyed the cool, wet kelp as a bed.
On the beach, dominance confrontations were confined to threat and retreat, as between these two.
This blog records my experiences as a docent at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery on Highway 1 in California. Summer is the annual molt, when their skin peels off. Females and juveniles in May and June, bulls in July and August.