It's elephant seal mating and birthing season and people from all over are coming to the Central Coast to watch these large ...

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...

Returning to the same site to breed confers a risk of inbreeding with relatives, with the consequent genetic liabilities of ...

An unprecedented avian flu outbreak in Argentine Patagonia devastated a stable elephant seal colony, highlighting the rising threat of infectious disease to wildlife in a warming world.

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

It’s bull elephant seals’ turn to take over the beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon. The big male elephant seals are here to rest and shed their skin in July and August, the ...

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 ...

Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings, ...

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Northern elephant seals were repeatedly captured on camera in the deep Pacific Ocean using sonar from an Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) observatory as a dinner bell to forage for their next fish feast, ...