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 ...

New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over ...

Elephant seals are the largest members of the pinniped family, which also includes seals, sea lions, and walruses. There are two species: the northern elephant seal and the southern elephant seal.

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross ...

“There was no previous evidence of southern elephant seal occupation from Cape Hallett until we found their DNA in sediments,” says study co-author Chengran Zhou, a geneticist at BGI Research ...

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 ...

"Ancient sedimentary DNA recovered from Adelie penguin colonies allowed us to detect the presence of other local species through time, including a range of birds, seals and invertebrates," said lead ...