From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

David Farmer had been hunting vocalizations for the multitudinous “Moria orcs” in the first “Lord of The Rings” movie and “needed something new and cool.” Sightseeing with his wife, Farmer was not ...

The couple came across The Marine Mammal Center, which rescues injured and sick seals, sea lions and otters. From behind the main building that overlooks the Pacific came an outlandish cacophony.

Find a T-Mobile store near Novato. Weather forecast: • Hollywood comes for the Bay Area's elephant seal pups (mercurynews.com) — Novato resident David Farmer found inspiration for orc sounds ...

Young northern elephant seals can be seen in and around the Bay Area. The animals can be easily observed in their natural environment in three areas, and also at a marine-mammal rehabilitation ...

Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...

Dozens of deported illegal migrants — including some suspected Tren de Aragua gangbangers — grinned and waved proudly as they landed in their native Venezuela early Monday after the South ...

WASHINGTON — The new A24 film “Warfare,” co-created by Navy SEAL veteran Ray Mendoza and the critically acclaimed director Alex Garland, is not just a war movie — it is an effort to ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows. Joint ...

Gray seals may possess a secret sense that helps them survive at sea. The marine mammals adjusted their time spent underwater based on the amount of oxygen in the air they breathed before diving ...

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 ...

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.