With the return of the elephant seals, Point Reyes beaches have reopened, offering locals and tourists a chance to witness this spectacular... The post Point Reyes beaches reopen as seals return ...

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 ...

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 ...

The immature juveniles are practicing for the big show when more adult elephant seals arrive on the beaches for breeding ...

Seals can reach places under the Antarctic ice that technical equipment can't. NASA scientists have playful helpers for studying the earth's climate: elephant seals wearing hat-like antenna. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two young elephant seals show off their growing noses as they spar in the surf at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County. Christine Heinrichs Every day, more young ...

It’s one of Northern California’s most famous wildlife shows. Every year, up to 10,000 elephant seals — the giant, blubbery pinnipeds that can weigh 5,000 pounds, grow as long as a Toyota Corolla and ...

One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see migratory elephant seals early every February at the peak of pupping season, when the population tops out ...

It turns out that male southern elephant seals like to stick with their own favorite foods. Credit: Andrea Cormack/University of New South Wales As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the ...

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact between pinniped ...