A San Luis Obispo County nonprofit organization is getting attention for its efforts to protect elephant seals. A recent article in Smithsonian magazine praised Friends of the Elephant Seal for its ...
The belly of one elephant seal at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon shows skin molting first around cookie cutter shark bite scars. Another seal’s back is molting; it’s darker than the ...
The male elephant seals at Point Reyes National Seashore are large and in charge. While they visit Point Reyes beaches at various times throughout the year, the real action happens during mating and ...
GONYEA: Turns out the sounds and rhythms of individual elephant seals are unique. And once the alpha male's signature call is heard, even if it's recorded and played back over loudspeakers, other ...
The authorities said that the attack, which the seal survived, occurred on a cold evening in a cove along the Pacific Coast. By Adeel Hassan For several weeks, federal wildlife officials have been ...
Elephant seal class of 2025 is arriving on the beach. The young seals, not yet in the breeding population, take over the beach at this time of year. Adult females are out at sea, foraging, growing the ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — 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 ...
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 sea ...