Locals at a California beach have been baffled after spotting a large elephant seal with a very unusual colouration.

Experts at a California state park said a seal spotted with a mysterious purple hue got its unusual coloration from algae.

Jin Hee Sonu, owner of the West Valley’s Purple Elephant Cakes, didn’t plan to be a baker. A graduate of Sogang University in Seoul, Korea, she began her career in public relations in 2001. Her family ...