Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals’ population range has been shifting. Once ...

Elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris and Mirounga leonina), known for their extreme sexual dimorphism and highly competitive breeding systems, display complex acoustic communication that may ...

Further north along California’s central coast, Piedras Blancas near San Simeon has become renowned for its northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) colony. While technically not “seals ...