It's springtime here in South America. Love is in the air. Looks more like domestic abuse, but that's how they do it here. Male elephant seals are 4 to 5 times bigger than their female counterparts. It seems the biggest and most brutal bull gets all the cute chicks. One bull elephant seal can have a harem of up to 40 females!

And elephant seal sex is indeed a spectacle! If I were on the jury I would certainly not describe what I saw as consensual. It looked more like one partner was going to be killed in the process. A body slam from someone 5 times your size could not possibly be fun. I like it a little rough sometimes, but JEEEZ, this was brutal!

The biological urge to find the best partner has got to be pretty strong for 30 to 40 females to get that kind of treatment and still keep coming around. After enough cringing for the tiny female seal, it was time to head down the beach to watch the penguins procreate.

He is such a brute! But I love him so!!