It's harbor seal birthing season, which means local shores will be infested with adorable, plush-toy-like newborn pups. As much as you'd like to take them home and keep them in your bathtub forever and ever, the experts at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary would like you to please admire them from a distance. Even if a pup appears to be orphaned, that just means the mother is out finding food for her fragile offspring. And keep your dogs away too, have you ever seen a canine get ahold of a Beanie Baby?

[BCN/SFAppeal]