South African authorities have returned an elephant seal to the ocean after it was found in a Cape Town suburb this week, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) said on ...

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in South Africa on Tuesday. It surprised residents and inspired a rescue effort to get the two-ton creature back to sea.

they are about 300 pounds and spend time on beaches with other elephant seals in what's known as a rookery, and will venture into the water for short periods, learning to swim and find food ...

A elephant seal pup (not the one pictured) was stabbed many times on an Oregon beach. National Ocean Atmospheric Administration A baby elephant seal was stabbed multiple times on an Oregon beach ...

Año Nuevo Island is in the background. (Photo by Catharine Traub) As fish-eating predators at the top of the marine food chain, elephant seals accumulate high concentrations of mercury in their bodies ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A young elephant seal was found resting in the sun on Seaside Beach along the Oregon Coast. Seaside Aquarium said the seal is going through its annual molt, which is a normal ...

"Southern elephant seals are at the top of the food chain. If we start losing them, it means whatever is affecting the elephant seals it means it's not just affecting them, it's not an isolated ...

Those that haven’t learned to catch food are put through “fish school,” where they start with chunks of herring hand-fed via tongs and progress to whole fish. A young northern elephant seal ...

holding their breath and foraging for food. What was unique in this case was we don’t get elephant seals here in Neskowin. Also this little pup, although practicing his skills, was practicing in ...