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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have raised the alarm after signs of a deadly bird flu strain were observed on a remote sub-Antarctic island off ...

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 ...

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 ...

Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows.

Triumphant Story of Elephant Seal Who Traveled Over 1,000 Miles Has People Cheering originally appeared on PetHelpful. In an uplifting bit of news, a southern elephant seal surprised residents in the ...

Scientists who recently travelled to Heard Island in the Southern Ocean fear a deadly strain of bird flu, H5N1, may be ...

Suspected bird flu has reached Australia's sub-Antarctic Heard Island, with signs of the deadly H5 avian disease observed in ...

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 ...