Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Pupping season has officially begun with ...

There is little chance you'll overlook an elephant seal on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore. Elephant seals are not your small, cuddly marine mammals. They are behemoths. At the upper end ...

Discover the fascinating world of elephant seals in this deep dive into their insane biology! From their massive size and unique physiology to their extraordinary adaptations for deep-sea diving and ...

The orca’s ability to detect and immobilize a seal underwater highlights the sophistication of its hunting abilities, reminding us of the remarkable adaptations that have allowed orcas to dominate the ...

The first elephant seal pup of the breeding season appeared on the south beach of the Piedras Blancas viewpoint on Dec. 8. Sharp-eyed Kris Clifford noticed the pup on the Friends of the Elephant ...

As autumn turns to winter on the Central Coast, one of the markers of the changing season is the return of the northern elephant seals to beaches south of Big Sur and just north of Monterey Bay at ...

A pod of killer whales tried to catch a seal that hid in an ice floe. Source: Screenshot from the video by Oleksandr Matsibura During their research in the ocean, Ukrainian polar explorers from the ...

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.