such as orcas (Orcinus orca), which feed on seals, but that threat never appeared to materialize. Dead elephant seals on a beach in Argentina. (Photo by Maxi Jonas/WCS) H5N1 influenza is present ...

Once driven to the brink of extinction, the elephant seals of the California coast now have a crucial haven in the form of ...

Walking on the beach is off-limits, but the Elephant Seal Vista Point off of Highway 1 offers boardwalks and benches with ...

Southern elephant seals are slightly larger than northern ... Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. The biggest orca on record was a 32-foot-long male that weighed over 22,000 pounds.

2 hours of sleep? How this animal can survive is a mystery. Tiny number of elephant seal 'supermoms' produce most pups Tiny number of elephant seal 'supermoms' produce most pups Great White Shark ...

Hundreds of elephant seals lounged in the sunshine on a San Simeon beach on Thursday, occasionally rousing from their naps to ...

In October, Friends of the Elephant Seal docents saw a seal with an entanglement around his neck on the beach at Piedras Blancas. He was at the far south end, difficult to observe — but that ...

Northern elephant seals sleep while drifting hundreds of metres below the sea surface - at depths where their predators do not usually lurk. US researchers tracked the animals, recording their ...