Amphibious seals are less susceptible to hearing loss from airborne noises than their relatives and some can learn to close ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals’ population range has been shifting. Once ...

ORCAs, the ultimate ocean predators, are capable of hunting the largest animals on Earth, including blue whales and elephant ...

It’s good viewing for visitors, who always enjoy seeing the big males. Adult elephant seal bulls may weigh over two tons, and ...

Year after year, a colony of elephant seals arrives in Jackson Bay, on the islands of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Chile, to molt and breed. However, in 2023, an outbreak of avian flu ...

In late 2023, bird flu arrived on the rocky shores of the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina, ripping through the local colony of southern elephant seals. More than 17,000 seal pups died.

Triumphant Story of Elephant Seal Who Traveled Over 1,000 Miles Has People Cheering originally appeared on PetHelpful. In an uplifting bit of news, a southern elephant seal surprised residents in ...

A new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions are leading to a severe decline in their populations in the South Orkney Islands. New results are published today (Wednesday 18 June) ...

An Elephant Seal, named Bossie, is currently resting on the shoreline between Bayview Beach and Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay.

“Elephant seals down here are pretty unusual,” said Garry Heinrich of the Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network, a group that responds to sea creature emergencies.

Seals Being Released Into Wild Give Total Soulmate Vibes While Making Their Way to Ocean originally appeared on PetHelpful. There is something undeniably special about encountering animals that give ...

From deceptive dances to downright bizarre bedroom strategies, animals have evolved mating rituals that are equal parts wild, ...