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

Moonstone Beach stands as Cambria’s crown jewel – a stretch of coastline named for the smooth, translucent stones that wash ashore after years of oceanic polishing. The wooden boardwalk paralleling ...

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 ...

Their findings now clearly prove that as early as 109 BC, Emperor Wu of Han sent a general south to Yunnan, establishing the ...

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

First, a reminder that we mention race in articles when it is relevant to the news. In the case of criminal suspects, we find ...

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

A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline 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) ...

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 ...

Elephant seals return to California beach after population rebounds 02:11. A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early ...

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea.