Natural History Wanderings

SF Gate  reported on this unusual sighting at Ano Nuevo State Park

Last week, park docents at Bight Beach discovered an elephant seal sporting a “strange” shade of bright purple from its flippers to its tail. This was no mishap involving Violet Beauregarde and a certain chocolate factory, however. While docents initially thought the source of the strange coloring may have been a diet of sea urchins or a more troubling cause, such as internal bleeding, they soon found the answer.

Read more and see photo at Bright purple seal appears on Bay Area beach, baffling state park officials