He's a long way from home and a bit early for Carnaval but it seems like he's enjoying the famous beaches of São Conrado and ...

A southern elephant seal surprised Rio’s Copacabana beachgoers, drawing crowds, photos and social media buzz as officials set ...

What can an elephant seal – a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle – teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. “The animals are amazing. I mean, everything ...

A five-year-old elephant seal known as Neil has returned to land in Tasmania as part of his normal behavioural cycle. A video posted online shows the seal being coerced off a road by Tasmanian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fascinating footage by Jon Rayeski captures two young elephant seals squaring off in a spirited sparring session on a sandy ...

Without so much as a wave of his flipper, Neil the boisterous young elephant seal departed Tasmania this week, leaving behind a legion of fans – and questions about what happens when he gets even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a northern elephant seal with wide eyes looks into a camera next to an underwater acoustic monitoring device An elephant seal ...

The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it's quieter. Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly ...

As Tasmania's biggest celebrity returns to the ocean, wildlife experts warn this isn't the last we'll see of Neil the Seal. The five-year-old elephant seal was born on the Tasmanian peninsula in 2020 ...

Humans are not the only animals that can remember the voices of their old acquaintances. Elephant seals, too, can remember the calls of their rivals even a year later. Caroline Casey, research ...

Earlier this month, two people were seen on a livestream throwing rocks at an elephant seal resting on the beach at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Now, officials are seeking the public’s help in ...

Long-term research under Marine Mammal Protection Act scientific research permits provides insight into northern elephant seal moms and pups. For more than 50 years, NOAA Fisheries has issued permits ...