Tyuleniy means "seal" in Russian...

so it's highly appropriate that this island rookery share the same name. Tens of thousands of northern fur seals haul out here, and note all of the bobbing heads in the ocean too:

Here's a group of Steller's sea lions, much larger than a seal and with blond fur:

Here's a group of fur seals warming in the sun:

I felt like I had a real moment with this one:

In sum, Tyuleniy is an example of nature on steroids.