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 ...

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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, ...

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 ...

A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology, and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, ...

Seals are typically thought of as living in cold water habitats. With their thick layers of blubber and dense fur, seals have ...

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 ...

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 ...

New technology has allowed an international team including UK scientists from University of St Andrews and British Antarctic Survey to witness for the first time the behaviour of the southern elephant ...

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 ...