A recent study found that 47 percent of breeding female elephant seals on South Georgia, home to the world’s largest population of the marine mammal, have died in two years. H5N1 avian flu is ...

Three elephant seals returned to the ocean Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, marking what the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro said was the final release of a busy season for the species. The release ...

New research shows male elephant seals can remember the voices of past rivals, using vocal cues to decide whether to fight or ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

Necklace, an elephant seal with plastic wrapped around her neck, rests on the beach at high tide on May 6, 2024. A Marine Mammal Center team was able to remove the plastic after isolating and sedating ...

Elephant seals are biological absurdities. They can dive deeper than nuclear submarines, collapse their lungs to survive ...

There’s perhaps no more fascinating Bay Area day trip than hanging with the bellowing animals of Año Nuevo State Park.

Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm bells ...

A baby seal found on land in Redondo Beach this week could be a sign of a high sea mammal stranding season, marine experts say. Redondo Beach resident Anna Tyutina saw an elephant seal pup on the town ...

A Hawaiian Monk Seal swims in the pool for enrichment after receiving a bird flu vaccine at Ke Kai Ola, the Marine Mammal ...

When a sea lion is found stranded anywhere between Long Beach and Malibu, chances are a volunteer with the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro will play an important role in its rescue. The ...