From their huge size to their deep-sea survival skills, elephant seals are full of biological surprises. This video takes a closer look at the insane adaptations that make them one of nature’s most ...

Elephant seal class of 2025 is arriving on the beach. The young seals, not yet in the breeding population, take over the beach at this time of year. Adult females are out at sea, foraging, growing the ...

Scientists collaborate with elephant seals to study their life cycles and ocean health. Along the rugged Northern California coast, Año Nuevo State Park harbors a thriving colony of elephant seals, ...

Hefty bulls take over the beach during the summer months, to molt their skin. The younger bulls stage battles, but mostly bulls rest and let their skin peel off. Unusual scars attest to the dangers of ...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — A remarkable wildlife moment was caught on camera this week, showing an elephant seal swallowing a shark whole just off the coast of Bainbridge Island. The video, which ...

An outbreak of avian flu in 2023 hammered a colony of southern elephant seals in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego region, leading to a 50% decline in its population. But over the 2024-2025 breeding season, ...

In late 2023, bird flu arrived on the rocky shores of the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina, ripping through the local colony of southern elephant seals. More than 17,000 seal pups died. It could take ...

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea ...