In a sign of nature's resilience, the elephant seals have returned to Point Reyes National Seashore for their annual visit and population booster. More than 630 northern sea elephants were ashore this ...

Every year on December 10, advocates around the world observe International Animal Rights Day, a reminder that animals ...

Shastri Akella’s debut novel "The Sea Elephants" is out now. (Author photo courtesy Subhadra Madhavan; book cover courtesy of the publisher) Contemporary Western society romanticizes the idea of ...

A family enjoying a beach day in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur was frightened by a massive elephant seal that emerged on the shore and approached the group. The accompanying footage, ...

A biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has found that elephant seals take multiple 10-minute naps during their nearly 10-month foraging trips out to sea. Like us, elephant seals need to ...

POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed two new members to its family. The zoo announced the arrival of an Asian elephant calf and California sea lion pup on Thursday. Phoebe, the 33 ...

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, ...

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 leaving California beaches to go to sea for food, but males and females are heading to different destinations. Photo from National Park Service Elephant seals are beginning their ...

The gentle giants cruising Florida's waterways are one of the state’s most beloved creatures. On the surface, they may seem like slow, gray lumps grazing on sea grass but there is more than meets the ...