Returning to the same site to breed confers a risk of inbreeding with relatives, with the consequent genetic liabilities of ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionarily more differentiated than previously known. In fact, the study suggests ...

Wildlife photographer Justin Hofman has shared what are believed to be the first underwater photographs of a Ross seal.

Meet the smallest member of the Antarctic true seals: the Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii). This species is the rarest, least ...

Seals are semi-aquatic marine mammals. They’re also known as pinnipeds, which means ‘fin-footed’, referring to the large flippers they have for arms and legs. Combined with their streamlined, ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...

Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...

An artist impression of the newly discovered extinct monk seal species Credit: Jaime Bran. Copyrigh: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. An artist impression of the newly discovered extinct monk seal ...

When it comes to finding females, male elephant seals have plenty of choice: Scientists have found that they will travel so extensively on occasion that a male could theoretically mate with any female ...

The rookery is closed from Dec. 1 to May 31 for pupping season, but committee members say this is insufficient. The local adult seal population has dropped by more than half over nearly two decades, ...

Sales of the Real Seal toys support research to help save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal population. For that special Christmas gift, how about saving an endangered species? That’s the goal of the ...