One female seal displayed postmortem attentive behavior (PAB) for at least 20 days, the longest documented case in pinnipeds and among the longest for any mammal. Their paper documents a previously ...

Scary as they may be, predators play a crucial role in the food chain to maintain ecological balance. From the Bengal Tiger ...

Natural predators aren't just fearsome hunters. They are ecosystem architects that sculpt wild landscapes, influence ...

Last year, they were hit with a deadly virus. The year before that, starvation. What will this breeding season bring for the ...

Just north of La Jolla proper lies Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, home to the rarest pine tree in America and some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in Southern California. The Torrey pine ...

La Jolla Cove might be the smallest beach in San Diego, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in sheer jaw-dropping beauty. The water here is so clear you’d think Mother Nature installed a filter ...

In this clever nature showdown, seals and sea lions face off in a role-playing game-style battle. Learn how evolution shaped their unique abilities, from the seal’s stealth and streamlining to the sea ...

A seal and sea lion may look similar, but their strengths differ dramatically when it comes to a real confrontation. Sea lions have superior speed, agility, and aggression, giving them a major edge.

PINNIPED PREDATION OF chinook has been a topic of heated anecdotal discussion and debate for decades. With chinook stocks diminished and recreational fisheries constrained by low runs, a recently ...

It’s almost time! I’m so ready for the first snow storm of the season. I can’t wait for the ground to be covered in all that white fluff. There are some places in the country that have gotten their ...

AI Singapore (AISG) and Alibaba Cloud have released a large language model (LLM) that has been improved to address the linguistic and cultural nuances of Southeast Asia. Dubbed Qwen-Sea-Lion-v4, it ...