The females will develop an egg that is protected in the uterus by fluids. She too will produce more of her hormones and as a result she is going to take an interest in the males that are around her. The dominant of the males are the ones that will get the right to breed with the females. The males don’t even eat during this period of time because they don’t want to risk other males trying to breed with a female they are interested in.
The males don’t mate with only one female though. Instead, they will mate with as many of them as they possibly can. It can take up to nine months for the pup to be fully developed and then born. When the pup is about to be born the female will make her way back to the breeding grounds.
The reproduction process for seals takes place either on land or in the water. What is very surprising is that the young are all born on land rather than in the water. The mothers are very caring towards their young pups. They smell it and make a call that their pup will instantly memorize. It is through the smell and those calls that they will be able to continually communicate with each other and to find each other.