William Randolph Hearst - With Flippers!

Wiliam Randolph Hearst, instigator of the Spanish-American war, newspaper publisher, and all-round carved wood collector, might seem to be an odd inspiration for adorable elephant seals. Yet, just below his Califnornian castle (it's actually a Ranch, named after the salad dressing), the elephant seals frolic in a convincing echo of his notorious 1920s house parties. Although I might say that the sheer number of chicks here is better than Willie, or indeed anyone other than male model Fabio, has ever achieved.

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