It turns out that male southern elephant seals like to stick with their own favorite foods. Credit: Andrea Cormack/University of New South Wales As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the ...

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Avian flu, also known as H5N1, spread through marine mammal colonies in Argentinian Patagonia in August 2023, nearly doubling the death rate among southern elephant seals in some areas. In a recent ...

There is a different kind of Tasmanian devil on the loose right now. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Morning, Neil. CHANG: And Neil is actually kind of a celebrity. It's unusual now to see a seal do a chicken ...

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Australia's scientists observe signs pointing to the destructive H5 bird flu on Heard Island in the Southern Ocean, noted after unusual elephant seal deaths. Although not confirmed, such symptoms ...

As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the sizeable southern elephant seal has its fair selection of the menu. But it turns out they don’t just want to eat anything and everything. According ...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Morning, Neil. CHANG: And Neil is actually kind of a celebrity. It's unusual now to see a seal do a chicken's job - that is, crossing the street - but Neil loves the attention.

New research suggests these large marine mammals are extremely fussy and only eat their favorite foods. As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the sizeable southern elephant seal has its fair ...