The United States is home to 33 species of seals, from California sea lions to gray seals, and you can see them in more ...

Friends of the Elephant Seal is even holding a contest to guess when the first bull will arrive for the breeding season.

Look for massive bull elephant seals like this beachmaster on the beach in San Luis Obispo County. Credit: Christine Heinrichs photo Northern elephant seal bulls begin arriving at San Luis Obispo ...

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 ...

Elephant seal bulls begin arriving around Thanksgiving for the winter breeding season. They are at their largest physical bulk, after months of feeding along the North American continental shelf. They ...

VASHON ISLAND, Wash. — A rare sighting on Vashon Island has beachgoers talking after a massive elephant seal was spotted this week molting along one of the island’s popular beaches. Tramp Harbor, ...

Irate males guffaw loudly through their ginormous proboscises beside dozing female elephant seals who nurse their dark-hued offspring while absorbing solar energy. Meanwhile, scores of human visitors ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside beach Tuesday morning. According to the Seaside ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A young elephant seal was found resting in the sun on Seaside Beach along the Oregon Coast. Seaside Aquarium said the seal is going through its annual molt, which is a normal process ...

Avian flu, also known as H5N1, spread through marine mammal colonies in Argentinian Patagonia in August 2023, nearly doubling the death rate among southern elephant seals in some areas. In a recent ...

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 ...