If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

It's molting season for elephant seals, and Oregon beachgoers are being urged to "share the shore." Signs have recently gone up in Seaside advising residents to remain ...

The seal could be there for week as it goes through its annual molting process. People are reminded to stay at least 100 ...

Beachgoers are being reminded to "share the shore" and give resting marine mammals space after a young elephant seal was ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

Marine mammals such as seals, by contrast, can spend most of their lives below the surface without running such risks. A paper published in Science on March 20th explains why: seals can apparently ...

Dr Chris McKnight from County Antrim has been researching how seals can hold their breath much longer underwater than many other species as part of his work at the University of St Andrews in ...