Colbert on the Beach

This is Stelephant Colbert, the satellite tagged northern elephant seal named after Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report. Stelephant was named in an education and outreach event called Elephant Seal Homecoming Days at TOPP.org.

Stelephant wore satellite tags for the past 7 months, and recently had them recovered. Now Stelephant is battling to be come one of the dominant males at the busy harems at Ano Nuevo State Reserve in Northern California. Follow Stelephant through is journey at TOPP.org!

Check out the links to learn more.

Blogs:
http://www.topp.org/topp_blog

Elephant Seal Homecoming Days:
http://www.topp.org/elephant_seal_homecoming_days_2009

Stelephant on the Colbert Report:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/217977/february-05-200...

Stelephant on Facebook:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/217977/february-05-200...

This short film was made possible by the undergraduate internship program in the Costa Lab at UC Santa Cruz and the Student Volunteer Center. Special thanks to Lauren Randall and Patrick Webster.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Stephen Colbert
• Jon Stewart
• Stelephant Colbert
• Colbert Report
• TOPP
• Elephant Seal
• Northern Elephant Seal
• mirounga angustirostris
• ano nuevo state reserve
• satellite tracking
• marine science
• predators
• north pacific ocean

[davetoporek]

it's like a dinosaur

[Ainurah]

Stelephant Colbert? The one and only? XD

I love his blog!

[emopinata12345]

just barfed a little. OH MY GOSH SOMETHING ATE MY SEAL! uh Stephen, thta is the seal. lol

[iamgerald2000]

hahahahaha