There’s something magical about baby animals that instantly melts even the coldest hearts. Their oversized eyes, clumsy ...

When it comes to pure, raw power in the natural world, the debate over which creature is the strongest animal is a heated one ...

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That these seals can live to healthy old age is remarkable. Humans once hunted them rapaciously for their sweet, sweet oil.

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Scientists recorded a 47 percent drop in breeding females in South Georgia’s three largest elephant seal colonies after bird ...

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday. The remote ...

The Marine Mammal Center is testing a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza vaccine on elephant seals at its Sausalito hospital. If it is effective in producing antibodies, the center plans to vaccinate ...

Southern elephant seals, once symbols of ocean strength, are now in trouble. Populations are shrinking fast across Antarctica’s wild coasts. Scientists are searching for answers as a strange illness ...