Returning to the same site to breed confers a risk of inbreeding with relatives, with the consequent genetic liabilities of ...

It's elephant seal mating and birthing season and people from all over are coming to the Central Coast to watch these large ...

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

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 first northern elephant seal pup of the season was born Sunday on Drakes Beach, officials said. The National Parks ...

It’s bull elephant seals’ turn to take over the beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon. The big male elephant seals are here to rest and shed their skin in July and August, the ...

Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings, ...

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Northern elephant seals were repeatedly captured on camera in the deep Pacific Ocean using sonar from an Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) observatory as a dinner bell to forage for their next fish feast, ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...