Amphibious seals are less susceptible to hearing loss from airborne noises than their relatives and some can learn to close ...

Elephant seals likely expanded from ice-free refuges in temperate regions such as Tasmania and New Zealand into newly available subantarctic and Antarctic coastlines. However, this range expansion ...

Populations of Antarctic seals have halved over 50 years amid a warming climate and shrinking sea ice, a new study has shown.

The animal kingdom has some giants. Blue Whale is the heaviest animal. Whale Shark is the largest fish. African Elephant is ...

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, ...

A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in ...

The new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions, namely melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures, are leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in their populations ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has been around since the 1990s, but this current bird flu pandemic started in Asia in 2020, ...

I’ve wanted to travel to Antarctica since before I was a professional travel journalist. Fascinated by the tales of Shackleton, Byrd and Scott, I wanted that sense of discovery of a wild, untamed ...

Southern elephant seals can weigh up to 8,820 pounds, while growing to be up to 20.3 feet long! Usually, they are found in the Antarctica region.

Cape Town’s favorite blubbery visitor has hauled out again, this time at the Naval Base in Simon’s Town. The SPCA confirmed that the Southern elephant seal, unofficially named Gordy, is currently safe ...