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 ...

An elephant seal pup marks the first of the season born at Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, rangers reported. “Welcome to the world little one!” rangers said in a Dec.

northern elephant seals spend about nine months of the year in the ocean, most of the time underwater, with only short breaks at the surface. We are near one of California’s best places to view ...

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 ...