Amphibious seals are less susceptible to hearing loss from airborne noises than their relatives and some can learn to close ...

VICTORIA — Emerson the elephant seal is back in Victoria after defying attempts to relocate him and swimming more than 200 kilometres to return to his preferred urban habitat to moult.

It’s good viewing for visitors, who always enjoy seeing the big males. Adult elephant seal bulls may weigh over two tons, and ...

Elephant seals. Image via Unspash Elephant seals are the largest members of the pinniped family, which also includes seals, sea lions, and walruses. There are two species: the northern elephant seal ...

Where To Spot Elephant Seals There are several good locations at Point Reyes for watching elephant seals. One place Codde recommended is Elephant Seal Overlook, which is at the Chimney Rock trailhead.

Elephant seals began coming to the Piedras Blancas Rookery in 1990. Now about 25,000 elephant seals will use the seven miles of beaches. The rookery is where the seals breed and give birth. Elephant ...

Dublin Zoo acquired an elephant seal in 1965. Its sojourn here, however, was not an entirely happy one. According to Catherine de Courcy, in her book Dublin Zoo an Illustrated History, the new ...

“The northern elephant seal, named for its long, elephant-like nose (called a proboscis), is the largest of the true seals (phocids) in the Northern Hemisphere,” Héloïse Frouin-Mouy, a study ...

Jessica Christian/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Jaw-dropping waterfalls, dazzling canyonside vistas, trippy desert mirages—state parks have something for everyone to appreciate. Get out ...

A 500lbs elephant seal, which was relocated to a remote beach in Canada for his own safety, swam about 200km to return to his urban home in Victoria where he climbed stairs, crossed roads and ...