The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, drawing wildlife watchers eager for a glimpse of the largest seals on the ...

Elephant seals sleep about 10 hours a day on the beach, but during months-long foraging trips at sea they average just 2 hours of sleep per day. These 2-month-old northern elephant seals are sleeping ...

Three elephant seals had fresh shark bites at Point Reyes National Seashore, the park said. Point Reyes National Seashore/NPS photo A white shark viciously took massive bites out of three elephant ...

The Arctic has seen rapid transformation in recent years as a result of climate change, with rising temperatures and significant fluctuations in sea ice thickness. Those changes could be causing three ...

A Navy SEAL who spent a dozen years in the elite combat units said the “sketchiest” training of his career was intercepting a ship and boarding it at night — the tactic at the heart of the mission ...

Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.

A spate of attacks by seals around Cape Town in South Africa may be due to the marine mammals having been poisoned by domoic acid. The domoic acid, a toxin released during a red tide algal bloom, may ...