Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on ice. However, these seals, which are the southernmost population of the southernmost living mammals, are ...

Researchers are exposing the secrets of the world’s southernmost mammal, the Weddell seal. These seals, found in Antarctica’s Erebus Bay, live in rapidly changing environments. They can weigh up to ...

On an Antarctica expedition, photographer and filmmaker Bertie Gregory witnessed what looked like two humpback whales saving the life of a Weddell seal from a pod of killer whales. A lone seal was ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana State University faculty and students have started their annual fall migration to ...

Weddell seals, the southernmost born mammal, are known as champion divers. But they don't begin life that way. Researchers examined the development of diving behavior in Weddell seal pups and found ...

A team of scientists led by a University of Minnesota researcher recently concluded a five-year project which counted the population of Weddell seals in Antarctica, providing critical insights into ...

Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is home to the southernmost population of the world's southernmost living mammal—the Weddell seal. These seals may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on the ice, ...

They're cute, they're furry, and they start diving into frigid Antarctic waters at 2 weeks old. According to a new study from California Polytechnic State University, Weddell seal pups may be one of ...