Seals can reach places under the Antarctic ice that technical equipment can't. NASA scientists have playful helpers for studying the earth's climate: elephant seals wearing hat-like antenna. The ...

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 ...

The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it's quieter. Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly ...

An elephant seal forages for fish near an underwater observatory called in Berkley Canyon off the coast of British Columbia. This subsea lab named NEPTUNE is over 2,000 feet deep and a team of ...

Hawaii's endangered monk seals could receive new protection from the bird flu if all goes well with a vaccine trial.

Researchers studying animals living in the Barkley Canyon, a fascinating part of the ocean off Vancouver Island, Canada, found something interesting: northern elephant seals are responding to sonar ...

Elephant seals are leaving California beaches to go to sea for food, but males and females are heading to different destinations. Photo from National Park Service Elephant seals are beginning their ...

Jon Sealwart shows off his perfect hair (courtesy of Photoshop). (Photo by Jason Bradley) Josephine gave birth to this curious little fella. (Photo by Erin Pickett) Want to know the truthiness about ...

The Friends of the Elephant Seal Visitor Center exhibit displays the routes three well-traveled seal athletes took and their performance stats. Kathy Curtis Friends of the Elephant Seal The world’s ...

It’s one of Northern California’s most famous wildlife shows. Every year, up to 10,000 elephant seals — the giant, blubbery pinnipeds that can weigh 5,000 pounds, grow as long as a Toyota Corolla and ...

If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.