Friends of the Elephant Seal is even holding a contest to guess when the first bull will arrive for the breeding season.

Some call them losers — but any seal that lives long enough to be a contender is a success, one columnist writes.

Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males to ...

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea ...