It's easy to see how elephant seals got their name. Males have large noses, resembling an elephant's trunk, that they inflate to make noises to scare off other males during the breeding season. Big ...

It’s one of Northern California’s most famous wildlife shows. Every year, up to 10,000 elephant seals — the giant, blubbery pinnipeds that can weigh 5,000 pounds, grow as long as a Toyota Corolla and ...

Seals have a reputation for being the laid-back loungers of the animal kingdom, but there’s a lot more going on beneath that sleek surface. Seals, with dive times that rival submarines and milk fat ...

A news report on elephant seal bulls “surfing up onto the sand” for the molting season at a famous California rookery reminded me of an extraordinary event that occurred last July in Mexico. The ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — 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 ...

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 ...