Pups at the Piedras Blancas rookery in San Luis Obispo County are shedding their neonatal coats. The weaner on the left has ...

Elephant seal pups are only a month or two old ... They lose their baby teeth and get their permanent teeth, so they can hunt their own food. The better to eat fish with! Pups aren’t born ...

Stone-Age cannibalism, elephant seals act as deep sea sentinels, rabbits eat their own teeth, and our ears used to be gills.

Elephant seals are massive marine mammals that draw fascination due to their remarkable size and power. While often admired for their extraordinary marine abilities and unique appearance, there’s a ...

After nearly going extinct, elephant seals are a conservation success story. Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the ...

For six decades, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have closely monitored northern elephant seals that make their way to Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. With thousands of seals gathering on the beach for ...

In particular, the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) serves as an excellent model organism to explore these connections, as their population growth is closely linked to variations in ...

WHAT TO DO: Plan a trip to Drakes Beach and beyond ASAP, or mark it on your calendar for next year; apply to serve as a docent. One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...