The seal, an adult male who has been dubbed Polaris in keeping with the center's planets and constellations naming theme for the year, was first reported as seeming unwell on Feb. 16, the National ...

Polaris the seal is a tough old bird.. The adult male harp seal found on Nantasket Beach in Hull last month was deemed well enough to be released back into the ocean on Wednesday, March 19 ...

An unusually aggressive male harp seal (at left) attempts to mate with a nonreceptive female, whose pup sits nearby. Mating season follows after mothers have weaned their young. A pup struggles on ...

The seal, nicknamed "Sealia" by locals, was renamed "Rolo" by rescuers after they determined it to be a male harp seal visiting the area from arctic waters. Rolo was found to be dehydrated, but ...

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - MERR rescued a young male harp seal spotted by a beachgoer. According to the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute, on Feb. 28, ...

The two male harp seals, named Gnocchi and Ditalini, were rescued earlier this year. Gnocchi was found on Martha's Vineyard in February. He was dehydrated and had to have an injured eye removed.

Ditalini, a young male harp seal, was rescued from Pawcatuck on March 26. The aquarium said he was thin, dehydrated and had some skin wounds and pneumonia.

150 pounds may sound like a fine weight, but for a male seal of his size, this is underweight. ... harp seals are “about 5 to 6 feet long” and “weigh about 260 to 300 pounds.” ...

MMSC received a call on March 7 that a large adult male Harp seal hauled out on Brant Beach on Long Beach Island. The MMSC staff and local certified Stranding Volunteers observed the seal's ...

Two female seals – including one harp species – were found with grisly injuries, while a male pup was emaciated, the outlet said. 4 A female seal pup was found in Ocean City this week.

Get-well wishes have come in by the hundreds for a sick and injured harp seal rescued from Nantasket Beach in Hull this month who continues to be cared for by the National Marine Life Center in ...