Adult elephant seal bulls may weigh over two tons, and be more than fifteen feet long. Bulls, with their floppy noses and ...

Just How Big Are Southern Elephant Seals? When the Cape of Good Hope SPCA announced that Gordy was still growing, even though he already weighs around 1 ton, they were not kidding.

The big male elephant seals are here to rest and shed their skin in July and August, the annual molt. Summer marks the conclusion of the short post-breeding migration.

At the same time females, weighing considerably less, begin giving birth. As they nurse their pups, the mothers will also protect the babies from high tides and big swells. Adult elephant seals can ...

It’s bull elephant seals’ turn to take over the beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon. The big male elephant seals are here to rest and shed their skin in July and August ...

As young elephant seals grow up, males and females diverge dramatically in their size, diets, migration patterns, ... Scientists think the males may pursue a riskier foraging strategy because of the ...

The world’s attention may be turning its focus to human athletes at the Olympics in Paris, but elephant seal observers are celebrating our own local seal athletes. A new exhibit at the Friends ...

When Northern elephant seals haul out on land to breed and molt, they sleep for over 10 hours a day. During that time, the seals aren’t eating, which may explain their need for extra sleep.

An elephant seal believed to be "a bit lost" has travelled about 4,000 kilometres to make a temporary home at a local beach in the South West town of Augusta.

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 ...

Elephant seal swims 200km to return to Canadian city after officials try to relocate him Emerson has been relocated four times for his own safety, after he tried to cross roads, climb stairs, and ...

Just How Big Are Southern Elephant Seals? When the Cape of Good Hope SPCA announced that Gordy was still growing, even though he already weighs around 1 ton, they were not kidding.