As a matter of fact, seals and sea lions really aren’t that similar. Not if you’re clued up on the differences! So, what exactly separates the two marine species? More importantly, why do we ...

They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless, or true seals). Seals range ...

Stellers are the largest of all sea lions and they have an appetite to match. These giant pinnipeds hunt fish, squid, octopus and, rarely, smaller seals. They are found off northern Pacific coasts ...

Researchers have found a fossilized ancestor of modern seals and sea lions that they say represents an evolutionary step in the organisms' transition from land-dwelling mammals to the aquatic ...

California sea lions are members of the "eared seal" family, Otariidae. They are social animals and form large onshore groups over several hundred individuals. At sea they are fast, agile swimmers ...