After months of care at uShaka Sea World, Rocky the juvenile elephant seal has been successfully released back into the ocean ...

A rare visitor made waves on Eersterivierstrand when a Southern elephant seal emerged from the ocean to moult — a process that left onlookers stunned. Southern elephant seals are rarely seen in South ...

One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see migratory elephant seals early ...

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how ...

Considered one of the most valuable wildlife areas in the world, Peninsula Valdes is home to the southern elephant seal, sea lion, and right whale. Gulfs San Jose and Nuevo -- more like sheltered ...

The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is the larger of the two species of elephant seal, and is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia, a group of carnivorous marine mammals that ...

Spending most of their lives at sea in the frigid waters of the southern seas, southern elephant seals are cold weather specialists. Their thick coat of blubber perfectly insulates them from the ...

Rocky, a young southern elephant seal showed up on the mid-South Coast on Rocky Bay beach. He opted to stay a little longer than usual on the beach and concerned community members kept a close eye on ...