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A pioneering study has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. The study on the mysterious leopard seal represents a major advance in ...

Elephant seals / Burney J. LeBoeuf and Richard M. Laws -- History and present status of the northern elephant seal population / Brent S. Stewart, Pamela K. Yochem, Harriet R. Huber, Robert L. DeLong, ...

April 28 (UPI) --By analyzing the feeding patterns of crabeater seals, scientists have designed new models to predict the effects of environmental changes on Antarctic krill distribution. "We're using ...

A spectacular and adorable sighting suggests that fur seal populations are rebounding after overhunting threatened to destroy the beloved species. As detailed by SFGate, biologist Jim Tietz alerted ...

One female seal displayed postmortem attentive behavior (PAB) for at least 20 days, the longest documented case in pinnipeds and among the longest for any mammal. Their paper documents a previously ...

It’s easy to assume the seal in this video is flirting or goofing off as it flares its nostrils, sticks out its tongue, and makes those unique barking noises. The animal’s expressions feel playful and ...

Northern elephant seals have highly-developed whiskers, as seen in this photo of a weaned elephant seal during breeding season (February) at Año Nuevo State Park. (Photo by Taiki Adachi) The deep ...

Weddell seals, the southernmost born mammal, are known as champion divers. But they don't begin life that way. Researchers examined the development of diving behavior in Weddell seal pups and found ...