Adult elephant seal bulls may weigh over two tons, and be more than fifteen feet long. Bulls, with their floppy noses and ...

Scientists have learned that northern elephant seals — massive creatures found along the Pacific Coast of North America — cobble together a couple hours of sleep using underwater power naps.

Of course, it helps if you’re a 5,000-pound male northern elephant seal with a 2-foot-long nose and a chest thick with blubber. Having none of these […] Skip to content. All Sections.

1010 WINS- This lovable elephant seal welcomed the new year in the best way possible. The adorable creature was caught snuggling and snoring without a care in the world while in its enclosure at ...

A male elephant seal, easily identified by his trunk-like nose, rises among a pack of females and pups. (Pat Pemberton/Courthouse News) The northern elephant seal was named for the large trunk-like ...

Elephant seals come every year to the Central Coast, California, at Piedras Blancas along Highway 1 in great numbers. ... The length of that nose gives a general indication of age.

Of course, it helps if you’re a 5,000-pound male northern elephant seal with a two-foot-long nose and a chest thick with blubber. Newsletter Daily. Today’s Headlines.

An elephant seal forages for fish near an underwater observatory called in Berkley Canyon off the coast of British Columbia. This subsea lab named NEPTUNE is over 2,000 feet deep and a team of ...

The size of an elephant seal’s nose is a rough indicator of age. It starts growing when the seal is about 5 years old, and continues throughout its life.

If you haven't seen a male elephant seal, imagine a gigantic seal with a big balloon-like attachment on his nose that resembles an elephant's trunk. Northern elephant seals live in the Pacific Ocean.